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A trail of lies, a duped health agency and the firm that finally killed bankrupt Peninsula

BY BARBARA BENSON

Peninsula Hospital Center was awash in red ink two years ago when a white knight suddenly arrived on the scene, pledging millions of dollars in loans and promising to save 1,000 hospital jobs by taking over the Far Rockaway, Queens, institution. It wasn’t long, however, before the plan cobbled together by affiliates of Revival Home Health Care, a Brook- lyn home-care agency, dramatically unraveled. Instead of saving Peninsu- la, the company doomed it. Within

newscom weeks, Peninsula declared bankruptcy. The Revival team was accused of mis- management. A judge-appointed Chapter 11 trustee soon took over, closed the hospital, and sold Peninsula’s ‘Can’t we nursing home. bribe Now the trustee, anyone?’ They mean business Lori Lapin Jones, is asked going after Revival Home Health Care. one exec PART-TIME POPULIST FENCE-SITTERS KEY FOR NOMINEE In late August, she filed civil racketeering Despite de Blasio’s rhetoric, It’s decision time for donors charges against Re- vival, its related entities, its owners, the some execs see opportunity hesitant to embrace Lhota former president of Peninsula and business associates. Citing the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations BY ANDREW J. HAWKINS BY CHRIS BRAGG Act, she alleges the defendants com- mitted fraud, falsified information to It wasn’t just the Afro that put Bill de Blasio over the top. Last December, when Joseph Lhota resigned as chairman of the Metro- the bankruptcy court and creditors,and The impressive hair of his son,Dante,featured in the Democratic pri- politan Transit Authority to launch a mayoral bid, many business leaders lied to the state Department of Health. mary’s most memorable campaign commercial,was certainly a factor.But indicated they’d take a wait-and-see approach to his underdog candidacy. Peninsula “suffered actual damages campaign cash from deep-pocketed industries that have nurtured Mr.de “In a city that is [heavily] Democratic, at a minimum the business in an amount to be determined at Blasio’s rise in politics over the years ultimately helped the public community will be hedging its bets,” explained Kathryn Wylde, trial, but believed to be at least several advocate emerge as the favorite to become mayor. ALAIR president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City,an or- million dollars, plus punitive dam- Those backers, notably real estate players, taxi fleet owners TOWNSEND ganization of the city’s largest private employers. “It is still like- ages,” according to the lawsuit. and health care providers, are beginning to assert their expecta- AND GREG ly that the person who comes out of the Democratic primary will In the eyes of Ms. Jones, Revival’s tions for the next mayor and can anticipate having their voices DAVID be the mayor.” offer to save Peninsula was an elabo- heard in a de Blasio administration, despite the candidate’s WEIGH IN, At the time, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was rate plot to milk the hospital for rev- See EXECS on Page 24 PAGE 11 See DECISION on Page 24 See PENINSULA on Page 23 37 5 REPORT HEALTH CARE THE LIST Largest ELECTRONIC EDITION High-deductible plans gain ground as benefits consulting firms consumers prep for Obamacare PAGE 13 PAGE 16 NEWSPAPER 71486 01068 0 EDITOR’S NOTE

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It’s hard to employ the word “tiny” when it comes to mayoral front- NYC media scene: runner Bill de Blasio, he of the 6-foot-5 frame, 40% primary Churn, baby, churn plurality and $500 million tax hike he media industry’s summer of disruption isn’t on New York’s plutocrats. Except quite over. Tina Brown (right) announced her when it comes to his current job. departure from The Daily Beast, where she has The city’s public advocate oversees Glenn Coleman T been editor in chief since the news website launched a budget of $2,255,000 for the in 2008 with backing from IAC/InterActiveCorp’s fiscal year that began last July. Barry Diller. Maxim magazine owner Alpha Media bloomberg news Missing a zero or two there, right? Nope. Mr. de found a buyer for the troubled men’s title, and Rick Stengel, Time magazine’s managing editor Blasio manages a budget of less than $2.3 million, since 2006, was reported to be stepping down for a job at the State Department. (That scoop with 33 full-time employees and two full-time came via a joint effort of Capital New York and its new owner, Politico.) equivalents on his office’s payroll as of June 30.That’s An editor with at least nine lives, Ms. Brown also announced the launch of Tina Brown Live not tiny.That’s teensy, considering the prize he Media, a global events business that will build on her Women in the World summit—and her covets: the $70 billion budget that powers New York undisputed talent for connecting with movers and shakers.The Daily Beast’s future was less City’s government, which employs 300,000 people. certain: Mr. Diller said he would decide the site’s fate by the first week of October, as Bloomberg The Big Apple’s municipal budget would rank No. News reported that he was considering selling the money-losing site. 39 on the Fortune 500, just behind insurance giant Time had no comment on Mr. Stengel, whose departure would come as Time Inc. prepares to American International Group, which reported be spun off from parent Time Warner Inc. Meanwhile, hope springs eternal in the media world. $70.1 billion in revenue last year. When you say you Maxim’s new owner, real estate developer Calvin Darden, told The Wall Street Journal he will want to run something more than 30,000 times launch a television channel and music label based on the brand. —matthew flamm bigger than what you currently manage, well, people will talk. Check out The Insider column on Page 6, VERIZON DIALS RECORD SALE.Verizon became a national symbol for where reporter Chris Bragg informs us that Communications sold a record $49 Sandy’s destruction last year. ... TIME HOORAY! supporters of Republican candidate Joseph Lhota, a billion in bonds to help finance a GOES SHOPPING. Time Inc. bought HARRY POTTER former budget chief under Rudy Giuliani, plan an ad $130 billion acquisition of Vodafone five titles from American Express creator J.K. Group’s stake in its U.S. wireless Publishing Magazine Group, in- Rowling is campaign slamming Mr. de Blasio for fighting penning a magic business. Investors pounced at the cluding Travel + Leisure, Food & movie for Warner Mayor Bloomberg’s prescient attempts in mid-2008 chance to buy a piece of the largest Wine and three titles that shipped ex- Bros. The corporate debt sale in history;the of- clusively to AmEx card members. wizarding tale to financially prepare the city for a vaguely looming will begin in the fering eclipsed Apple Inc.’s $17 bil- The deal, reportedly sealed for less

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2 | Crain’s New York Business | September 16, 2013 IN THE BOROUGHS Fashion Week’s real runway BROOKLYN Forget the glitz. Red Hook Buyers seal the deals in showrooms where revival is clothes are close up deceptive BY ADRIANNE PASQUARELLI

Models sashayed, music thumped Some businesses and cameras flashed at the recent Timo Weiland runway show at New have reopened; many York Fashion Week, but retail buyer others are struggling Emily Titelman wasn’t there. In- stead, the co-founder of downtown store Dagny + Barstow was leisurely BY ANDREW J. HAWKINS perusing the showroom of French label Roseanna, picking out blouses, The southern end of Conover Street dresses and was full of smiling people on a warm shorts to sell in night last month,their spirits buoyed spring 2014. $50K by alcohol and the fact that Sunny’s, “Ooh, that WHAT IT COSTS the century-old waterfront bar in to mount a Brooklyn’s Red Hook, was finally would look great runway show with checked during New York back on its feet 10 months after Su- pants,” she said Fashion Week perstorm Sandy had knocked it out. as her business Dressed in a blood-red shirt and partner, Meredith Blank, donned a black suspenders, his grizzled hair long magenta vest in slub cotton that pulled back in a ponytail, bar owner would retail for $380. Ms. Titelman Sunny Balzano tearfully thanked snapped a pic and the two moved on the crowd of well-wishers after step- to the next item. ping to the microphone to the tune Fashion Week, a nine-day affair of “Gonna Fly Now,” the theme that concluded last Thursday, has song from Rocky. ballooned to more than 200 runway Like the Italian Stallion, Sunny’s shows of pomp, glitz and extrava- Bar will live to fight another day. gance that take the fashion industry “My goodness,” the 79-year-old by storm twice a year. But the real Mr. Balzano exclaimed. “It took a deals of the season aren’t done amid little longer than it would to make a the flashing lights of the slick cat- FEELING baby … but we did it.” walks.They occur behind the scenes FASHIONABLE: Sadly, many other Red Hook in the office showrooms, stocked Meredith Blank (left) businesses haven’t been so lucky. with most labels’ full collections of and Emily Titelman of Nearly a year after Sandy’s 14-foot wares—rather than the mere hand- downtown store storm surge inundated ground-floor See RUNWAY on Page 23 Dagny + Barstow businesses, at least four merchants are gone forever, including two arti- GO BEHIND the scenes at sanal gift shops and, ironically, an CrainsNewYork.com/video

buck ennis See RED HOOK on Page 18 Anti-Mob agency angers STATS AND THE CITY by Emily Laermer

DOW’S MUSICAL CHAIRS: Goldman Sachs will join the Dow Jones companies in the Bronx industrial average on Sept. 23, displacing sluggish Bank of America. Meanwhile, Nike and Visa will replace Alcoa and Hewlett-Packard.

employees—mostly low-wage, BIC, a law-enforcement agency RISE IN GOLDMAN’S STOCK PRICE, to Hunts Pt. businesses minority workers—complete an focused on rooting out organized 3.5%about $165, the day its move to the Dow say crime-fighting 11-page form that asks personal crime in the carting industry and was announced. The price of BofA shares rose 1%, to $15. questions about the workers’ spous- public wholesale-food markets,had unit imposes huge es, employment history and ad- success in eliminating Mob infiltra- BofA’S CLOSING PRICE on $38 Oct. 1, 2008, its peak since costs on them dresses during the past decade. tion at the former Fulton Fish Mar- Lehman Brothers crashed. Goldman’s ket. But the agency’s oversight has closing-price trough in that period was become a sticking point in lease ne- $52, on Nov. 20, 2008. BY LISA FICKENSCHER ‘It’s not gotiations between the city and the a welcome co-op of 42 businesses that runs the PORTION OF DOW STOCKS that are The Hunts Point Terminal Produce produce market.The group has even 11.4%financial services companies. Market is not the only business in considered leaving the city because Standard & Poor’s 500 has 17.7%. the Bronx that has a beef with the wagon of BIC’s involvement. Business Integrity Commission, an GROWTH IN STOCK PRICE for Travelers, obscure city agency that regulates at all’ Chilling effect 91%the index’s most recent NYC addition, since the wholesale market. Increasingly, In 2009, the agency’s authority it joined June 8, 2009. The Dow has since gained 75%. businesses located just outside the was expanded to wholesale businesses beyond the walls of the meat, YEAR THE DOW BEGAN, making it much 113-acre facility have been drawn older than the 56-year-old S&P into its sights. produce and fish markets. Hunts 1896 Sources: On Sept. 12, scores of businesses There are significant fees associated Point community leaders say BIC Bloomberg, NYC-BASED FIRMS on the 30-member Dow: gathered at an event organized by with the forms. has recently ramped up its outreach, Google American Express, JPMorgan Chase, Pfizer, Finance, the 6 the Hunts Point Economic Devel- “We see this as a violation of the and they are concerned that the companies Travelers, Verizon and Goldman opment Corp. to air their frustra- employees’ civil rights,” said move will have a chilling effect on istockphoto tions over BIC’s tactics, including a Josephine Infante, president of economic growth in the area. ADDICTED TO NUMBERS? GET A DAILY DOSE AT @STATSANDTHECITY requirement that the companies’ HPEDC. “People feel threatened.” See ANTI-MOB on Page 22

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Oh,really? For an informed view their fiduciary duties … and Ernst on that,let’s turn to a report released & Young, the firm’s outside auditor, three years ago by the examiner in was professionally negligent.” Lehman’s bankruptcy case,a former Ernst & Young denies the charge. prosecutor named Anton Valukas, Last week, Mr. Valukas told who is chairman of Chicago-based Crain’s that bad as the Repo 105 law firm Jenner & Block. deals were, they were not the cause The Valukas report said that of Lehman’s demise. a newnew digitaldigital offeringoffering dedicateddedicated toto Lehman engaged in Repo 105 Asked if he was disappointed transactions for several quarters, that no cases have been brought and in the quarter before filing for against Lehman or its executives,he providingproviding investing,investing, pplanninglanning andand bankruptcy temporarily removed said no: “We said in the report that $50 billion worth of inventory from prosecutors would have to make wealthwealth managementmanagement intelligenceintelligence to its balance sheet. their own judgments.” In case you’re wondering if it’s On the other hand,he expressed high-net-worthhigh-net-worth individuals.individuals. “material” for a $600 billion-in- disappointment that more has not assets institution to hide $50 bil- been done to keep banks from get- lion, Mr. Valukas’ report left no ting themselves into Lehman-like doubt, saying: “The examiner con- situations in the future. cludes that Lehman’s failure to dis- “The reason Lehman failed was wealth.investmentnews.com close its use of Repo 105 transac- because it had too much leverage on tions … materially misrepresented its balance sheet,” he said. “While Lehman’s true financial condition.” banks use less leverage today, there powered by There’s more: “The examiner is constant pressure from within the concludes that there is sufficient institutions to bring it back up be- evidence to support a ... claim that cause that’s how they maximize certain Lehman officers breached profits.”

AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT- GRADE DEBT issued by U.S. sponsored by companies so far this year, $736B according to Thomson Reuters. The figures got a boost after Verizon’s massive $49 billion bond offering last week. The current pace of issuance is the most since records started being kept in 1980. SMALL BUSINESS B’klyn foodies get promotional push

people from all over the world,” said from her website to the products she by Grand Central to set up a kiosk Tiny businesses are Ms. Furlow. She generates annual selects to sell to the layout of her dis- in Graybar Passage as part of a ro- booming in the gross revenue between $100,000 play space,” said Laura Blaustein, tating roster of vendors. She was and $150,000 from the profitable assistant general manager at Jones there in January, February, May and borough, but many business, founded in 2011. Lang LaSalle, retail managers for June, and will go back for the holi- To expose her clients to local the fair,who spotted her online store day fair in November. Meanwhile, need marketing help foodies,Ms.Furlow has started par- and invited her to apply. she is gearing up for the 2013 holi- ticipating in local markets. Last The holiday sale generated about day fair—good news for the tiny BY BILL GLOVIN year, she sold products from her 90% of her revenue for 2012,though food makers she represents. “Once website in a booth at the annual five- she and friends had to hand-carry we went face-to-face with people, buck ennis fter Chris Woehrle co- week holiday fair in Grand Central items there after Hurricane Sandy we were building an enormous data- NOT COOKIE-CUTTER: Dara Furlow helps founded Kings County Terminal, as its only food vendor. prevented suppliers’ deliveries. base of potential customers, which Brooklyn food makers reach new clients and Jerky in 2009, he and “Dara does everything right, She has since been invited back has turned into sales,” she said. Ⅲ is the life of the party. his business partner, Robert Stout, realized Athey didn’t have enough time to promote the product, which they make by hand from grass-fed beef in a small factory in Bushwick, Brook- lyn. Their two-person business, which sells its jerky at markets such as the Smorgasburg in Brooklyn and New Amsterdam Market in lower Manhattan, generates $250,000 in sales and is increasingly profitable. For help,in December 2011 they turned to Dara Furlow, a Culinary Institute of America graduate who runs With Love, From Brooklyn. Her business, based in Bedford- NEW YORK FOOD. Stuyvesant, sells the beef jerky alongside other Brooklyn-made products, such as pickles and hot NOT AIRPLANE FOOD. sauce, on its e-commerce site. With Love, From Brooklyn now brings in about 20% of Kings Coun- Why do expectations for food get lower the higher you go? As far as we’re concerned, they ty Jerky’s annual sales. Ms. Furlow’s shouldn’t. That’s why we’re bringing meals by Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group company takes a wholesale-to-retail to select New York ﬂ ights, Shake Shack and Blue Smoke On The Road to JFK’s new Terminal 4, markup of about 50%. “We don’t and renowned burgers by Pat LaFrieda to LGA. It’s all part of our effort to provide the best have the time or manpower to mar- local food options in the air and on the ground. So the next time you decide to go out for dinner, ket ourselves, so it’s a perfect mar- riage,” said Mr. Woehrle. consider that you can go up instead.

Microbusiness boom DELTA.COM Thanks to the increasing presence of businesses like Mr. Woehrle’s, Brooklyn is one of the fastest-growing hubs of microbusiness in the nation.In May,the U.S.Census Bureau released a report on tiny “nonem- ployer” businesses—typically staffed only by an owner or two—showing that Kings County added 8,455 such firms across all industries in 2011. That was the fourth- highest increase in counties across the country and brought the borough’s total to 242,546. Aggregate receipts for these firms rose 7.8% over 2010, more than in any other county in the nation, to $890 million. Though some of these tiny businesses are picking up traction, many find it tough to promote themselves and break into the right venues to sell their products. As a result, some have turned to groups such as Fare Trade NYC,the Food Systems Net- work NYC and the NYC Food Artists Cooperative for marketing assistance and to exchange ideas. With Love, From Brooklyn takes the idea of business development a step beyond that, by actually selling the products for the artisans. “I’m proud to be someone who exports Brooklyn’s unique culture to not only other New Yorkers but to

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6 | Crain’s New York Business | September 16, 2013 REAL ESTATE DEALS

Central Terminal on Park Avenue, built office space on the same floor. BARE BONES hedge fund Contour enjoys the best The asking rents for the space are 469 SEVENTH AVE. PNC Bank expands of two worlds. in the $50s per square foot.Contour “They’re very close to the termi- signed a four-year lease, extending ASKING RENT; TERM: $49 per nal and yet they’re also at the its hold on the office it already had square foot; 15 years doorstep of midtown south,which is for two years in the deal. its NYC office such a vibrant neighborhood and The property’s landlord is East- SQUARE FEET: 66,800 starts just a few blocks south,” said gate Realty, which was represented ew Jersey-based PNC Bank is boosting its New York pres- Eric Cagner, a broker at Newmark by a brokerage team from Jones Lang TENANT; REPS: City of New York; Keith ence. The company has reached a deal to add 10,000 square Grubb Knight Frank who repre- LaSalle led by Paul Glickman, who Cody, Doug Holowink and John Morrill feet to the 45,000 it occupies at 340 Madison Ave., a 22-story sented Contour in the expansion of arranged the deal with Mr. Cagner. of CBRE Group Inc. 99 Park Ave. midtown office building owned by RXR Realty. its office to about 4,500 “You’re starting to see the bou- LANDLORDS; REPS: Eric Meyer, Marty PNC will take the additional space on the building’s 10th square feet. tique financial sector grow,” Mr. Meyer and Dan Shavolian; Eric Meyer Nfloor. The company previously had Cagner said. “But after the last and Marty Meyer of Colliers Int’l “You’re starting to see growth among tenants again, including tenants in about 2,900 square feet on the 26- downturn, they’ve also figured out BACK STORY: The space will be used the financial industry, which is an encouraging sign for the midtown mar- story building’s 15th floor. In its how to do more with less.” for the Police Dept.’s Manhattan ket,” said Bill Elder, an executive at RXR Realty who oversees leasing its growth, Contour will take over pre- —daniel geiger South traffic-enforcement division. multimillion-square-foot portfolio in the city and represented the firm in the deal with PNC. Robert Tunis and Seth Hecht of Colliers International represented the tenant in the lease, which stretches for roughly 10 years. The OUR JOB IS TO HELP MAKE asking rents at the property are in the $70s per square foot. —daniel geiger YOUR JOB EASIER.

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September 16, 2013 | Crain’s New York Business | 7 BUSINESS 34% Portion of Americans who say math is the most valuable class; 21% say English PEOPLE Source: Gallup

EXECUTIVE MOVES

Lippin Group: Donald Ciaramella, 40, was promoted to president of corporate communications at the public-relations agency. He was previously executive vice president of corporate communications. ioWorldMedia: Zachary McAdoo,40, was promoted to chief executive and chairman of the Internet radio company. He will continue as president at McAdoo Capital Inc. Julia Miller, 52, was promoted to chief operating officer and board member. She will continue as chief executive at DigiPowers Inc. National Financial Partners: Brett Schneider, 39, was promoted to chief financial officer and executive vice president at the benefits, insurance and wealth-management company. He was previously senior vice president and controller. Tim Robb, 45, was promoted to executive vice president and general counsel. He was previously senior vice president, associate general counsel. Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America: Dean Del Vecchio, 47, joined as chief information officer and senior vice president. He was previously WIPE THOSE TIERS: Gary Green said his chief information officer, senior vice team can clean up Citi president and global head of Field in under an hour information technology shared with the help of leaf services at News Corp. blowers. Caitlin Pincus, 47, joined as senior vice president of strategy and Guardian Labs. She was previously buck ennis chief financial officer at J.P.Morgan Asset Management. GOTHAM GIGS Citrin Cooperman: Jill Jacobs, 49, joined the accounting and consulting firm as chief marketing officer. She was previously Gary Green bats cleanup marketing director at Berdon. YWCA: Lisa DeCicco, 50, was promoted to chief administrative officer at the Building services boss is outstanding in his field nonprofit. She was previously vice president of operations, human It took 20 years for Gary Green to turn his love the Citi Field assignment has been a priority for resources and administration. ‘Working Hanaa Arafat, 34, was promoted to of baseball into a major-league gig. In two Mr. Green, who said his team of 300 cleaners has managing director of high-school and with the decades, Mr. Green grew his building services mastered the task of picking up trash from under college-bound initiatives. She was previously senior director of high- firm from eight people into a cleaning, security each of the stadium’s 41,800 seats in an hour or school and adult programs. Mets and maintenance company that today oversees less. “Our job is to have the stadium looking Anmarie Paul, 33, was promoted to 5,000 workers and keeps some of the city’s largest perfect for the next game,” he said. ¶ Mr. Green’s managing director of out-of-school was a initiatives. She was previously senior office buildings up and running. But four years work has helped him deepen his professional director of elementary after-school dream ago, he got the call.The Mets awarded his firm, relationship to the game. In 2009, he and programs. Sonia Ramirez, 34, was promoted to come true’ Alliance Building Services, the contract to clean partners bought a minor-league team in managing director of program Citi Field. ¶ “Working with the Mets for me was Connecticut and relocated it to Richmond, Va., operations. She was previously senior director of United Federation of literally a dream come true,” said Mr. Green, where, he says, the Flying Squirrels, the Double- Teachers charter schools. whose father, Stephen Green, founded the largest A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants, have CenterLight Health commercial real estate firm in the city, SL Green flourished as one of the minors’ most profitable System: Ilaina Edison, 53, joined Realty Corp. ¶ Clearly, Mr. Green is no ordinary teams. Mr. Green and partners then purchased as chief strategy fan.The 48-year-old has been amassing a trove the Omaha Storm Chasers, the Triple-A club of officer at the nonprofit. She was of treasured memorabilia since he was 13, the Kansas City Royals. ¶ “Working at Citi Field previously senior including the cleats Bill Buckner wore when he gave me a taste of the operational skills you need vice president of operations at made his famous fielding error in Game 6 of the to have to run a team,” he said. “It helped me Visiting Nurse Service of New York. 1986 World Series at Shea Stadium. ¶ Keeping pursue something I love.” —daniel geiger SoupMan Inc.: Rocco Fiorentino,58,

8 | Crain’s New York Business | September 16, 2013 was named a board member of the restaurant. He will continue as president CORPORATE LADDER and chief executive at the Benetrends Group. North Shore-Long Island Jewish Medical Center: Amir Dehdashti, 38, joined as FROM PHARMACIST TO BOSS AT BELLEVUE HOSPITAL director of cerebrovascular neurosurgery WHEN STEVEN ALEXANDER first worked at Bellevue Hospital Center, the year was 1988 and he was in charge of the research at the Cushing Neuroscience pharmacy. “A couple of people I worked with told me I would be back to run the place, but I never believed them,” Mr. Institute. He was previously chief of Alexander said. His colleagues were right. Last month, Mr. Alexander was named executive director of the city’s Health and cerebrovascular and skull-base surgery at Geisinger Medical Center. Hospitals Corp. flagship, capping a career of 27 years in the hospital system, most recently as Bellevue’s deputy executive Argo Residential: Barry Brandt, 50, director. joined the real estate company as Mr. Alexander said he’s excited about taking the helm of a storied institution that has survived “a 277-year history director of sales for its brokerage that has included plagues, tuberculosis, Spanish flu and most recently Sandy.” Last year’s superstorm left 8 million gallons of division. He was previously a principal at water in the basement. Bellevue is ready for whatever comes its way, Mr. Alexander said. In the case of storm preparation, the BF Realty Advisors. hospital is erecting new flood-barrier walls and taking other measures to protect its infrastructure from rising water. Halo Group: Toni Racioppo, 54, joined the marketing communications and As for weathering city politics, Mr. Alexander said he is not worried about who wins the mayoral race. “We are branding agency as senior vice president watching that race with interest, and I can’t predict the outcome,” he said. “But I do predict we’ll do really well whatever of media services. She was previously that is.” —GALE SCOTT senior vice president and group planning director at Zenith Media. BankUnited: Lou Iacucci, 47, joined as senior vice president and corporate- lending team leader. He was previously a Using energy wisely senior vice president at Investors Bank. saves you money, and Matt Gallo, 33, joined as vice president, corporate lending. He was previously a lessens the load on our vice president at Capital One Bank. system. So if that’s a Gilbert Ricotta, 49, joined as vice catch, you have to admit, president, corporate lending. He was it’s a pretty good one. previously senior relationship manager at Citibank. Museum of Arts and Design: Glenn Adamson, 41, joined as a director. He was previously head of research at the 1-877-797-6347 Victoria and Albert conEd.com/energysavings Museum in London. New York Institute of Technology: Nancy Donner, 57, joined as vice president of communications and marketing. She was previously a principal at Donner Creative Communication Strategies. Thornton Tomasetti: Robert Otani,45, was promoted to principal at the engineering firm. He was previously a vice president. John Fairbairn, 51, was promoted to vice president of human resources. He was previously director of human resources. TD Bank: Tony Creanza, 47, joined as vice president and relationship manager in commercial banking. He was previously vice president and commercial banking relationship manager at JPMorgan Chase. Edison Properties: Sandy Monaghan,50, joined the real estate management company as executive vice president of the Hippodrome AN building. He was previously managing director and national practice leader of the resolution group at Cushman & Wakefield. Mekanism: Eric Zuncic, 32, was ENERGY COMPANY promoted to head of strategy at the advertising and marketing firm. He was previously director of brand strategy. ENCOURAGING CUSTOMERS TO USE Burson-Marsteller: Alan Sexton,40, joined the public-relations and communications firm as New York market leader. He was previously LESS ENERGY? executive vice president of communications at Global Strategy WHAT’S THE Group. Hughes Hubbard: Sarah E. Downie,44, joined the law firm as a partner in its employee benefits and executive compensation group. She was previously CATCH? a partner at Orrick. —eva saviano

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September 16, 2013 | Crain’s New York Business | 9 OPINION CRAIN’S NEW YORK BUSINESS

A stop-and-frisk for business editor in chief Rance Crain publisher, vp Jill R. Kaplan ew Yorkers have made it abundantly demands money so nothing bad will happen to them.That EDITORIAL editor Glenn Coleman clear in recent months that they don’t sounds an awful lot like the protection rackets that the managing editor Jeremy Smerd deputy managing editors Valerie Block, like to be stopped and patted down commission was designed to prevent. Erik Ipsen when doing nothing wrong. But it’s not The commission, created by charter revision at the end assistant managing editor Erik Engquist senior producer, news Elisabeth Butler Cordova just pedestrians in minority of the Giuliani administration, may well have played a role news producer Amanda Fung neighborhoods who are subjected to in squeezing the Mob out of wholesale food markets, contributing editor Elaine Pofeldt columnists Greg David, Steve Hindy, Alair Townsend this. Employers in parts of the city are private carting and other industries once plagued by crain’s health pulse editor Barbara Benson getting similar treatment from an obscure city agency called organized crime. But the goal of the agency should be to senior reporters Theresa Agovino, the Business Integrity Commission. tamp down the problem to the point where regular law Aaron Elstein, Lisa Fickenscher, Matthew Flamm, N Daniel Geiger, Adrianne Pasquarelli As Crain’s senior reporter Lisa Fickenscher describes on enforcement can handle it. Instead, it has perpetuated its reporters Chris Bragg, Andrew J. Hawkins reporter/videographer Ken M. Christensen Page 3, the commission is entangling Bronx companies and existence and indeed expanded its net, in this case snaring web reporter/producer Nazish Dholakia their employees in a thicket of red tape as they attempt to do businesses near the art director Steven Krupinski business in the city’s most economically depressed borough. Hunts Point Terminal deputy art director Carolyn McClain Employers are staff photographer Buck Ennis Workers—many of them low-income minorities and Produce Market. The copy desk chief Steve Noveck copy editor Thaddeus Rutkowski immigrants—are being forced to complete an 11-page form wrapped in market, meanwhile, is data editor Suzanne Panara that asks personal questions about their spouses, considering moving to assistant data editor Emily Laermer red tape, then researchers Irina Ivanova, Eva Saviano employment history and addresses over the past decade. New Jersey in part to Erecting such barriers to work is the last thing the Bronx escape commission ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND PRODUCTION charged for it director of sales and marketing needs as it struggles to get its sky-high unemployment rate interference. Nancy Adler senior account managers Irene Bar-Am, down to single digits. But it gets worse: The commission The City Council David Harkey, Jill Bottomley Kunkes, charges businesses fees to submit these mandatory forms. recently stepped in Courtney McCombs, Suzanne Wilson director of custom content Trish Henry And fees for special photo identification that each employee with legislation to curb sales coordinator Lauren Black must carry. And still more fees for businesses to register with the police’s use of stop-and-frisk. But it has hardly lifted a newsletter product manager Alexis Sinclair credit Todd J. Masura (313-446-6097) the commission. Imagine the outcry if police demanded finger to protect businesses from the commission’s director of audience & content payment from each person they frisked. Yet these levies run overreach.The council and mayor should hear the grievances partnership development Michael O’Connor senior marketing manager well into the thousands of dollars—all in the name of of these smaller companies and find the right balance Catherine Schutten keeping establishments safe from organized crime. between enforcing the law and letting people find work and director of conferences & events Courtney Williams In a nutshell, the agency knocks on businesses’ doors and conduct business. reprint sales manager Lauren Melesio production and pre-press director Simone Pryce advertising production manager CRAIN’S ONLINE POLL COMMENTS Suzanne Fleischman Wies ONLINE AND INTERACTIVE SERVICES senior web developer, interactive Chris Tumminello Blowing smoke TO SUBSCRIBE: For print and digital subscriptions or customer service, e-mail [email protected] A WACKO TOBACCO would reduce smuggling of project would add 20,000 jobs or call 877-824-9379 (in the U.S. and Canada) or ARGUMENT cigarettes by increasing penalties to the economy. 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10 | Crain’s New York Business | September 16, 2013 New York Police Department and Commissioner Ray Kelly. Many of How much change do us have the luxury of feeling secure day and night as we move about the city. This was not the case not so voters really want? long ago, and is still not the case in some neighborhoods. Safety is the foundation of a city’s vitality. If or New York City mayors, third terms are rarely elected, Mr. de Blasio won’t be for- charmed.Mayors have seen and heard it all by then, given if he allows crime to rise. NEW DATA CENTER OPENS or think they have.They grow more dismissive and He also promised to tax the rich. He says he would use the new rev- IN LOWER MANHATTAN listen less. Even if there are no huge flare-ups or enue to enhance early-childhood scandals, voters get tired of them. They want education.Of course,he will have to change—undefined, inchoate, fuzzy change. They want a dif- get the approval of the state Legis- o help New York City firms keep their Clients have access to conference rooms F lature first.And for all the talk about data secure and accessible in an emer- and staging space, with dedicated ferent voice, another style, a new message. T the tale of two cities, more money gency, Time Warner Cable Business internet and Ethernet access from Time And that seems to be true even when, overall, voters judge for pre-K seems like a weak measure Class, a premier provider of business com- Warner Cable Business Class. An on-site to reduce inequality. But taxing the munications solutions, recently opened its tech team provides “remote hands” around that the mayor has done a good job. rich is a good sound bite after a energy-efficient data center at 395 Hudson the clock to those who can’t come to the Exit polls of about 1,300 Democrats dozen years of a billionaire mayor. Street in the heart of Lower Manhattan. premises but need someone to work with taken on primary day by Edison Re- The good news is that Republi- their equipment. search found that more than half of can candidate Joseph Lhota can The pristine, 17,000-square-foot coloca- them approved of Mayor Michael force a dialogue about what Mr. de tion facility offers companies of all sizes For companies looking to make their IT sys- Bloomberg’s job performance. Blasio really means, and to ask the the ability to rent premium storage space tems redundant, the center offers an ideal Nonetheless, nearly three- voters how much change they really for their servers and other IT assets at solution. Built on a seven-foot concrete quarters of those polled wanted to want—specifically. competitive prices in a building offering slab floor at a location 59 feet above sea change course, and two-thirds No one ever agrees with every- high-level security. level and equipped with two powerful back- thought overturning term limits was thing a mayor says or does. Mr. “Information technology is the lifeblood of up generators, the facility did not suffer a bad idea. Voter fatigue cost Ed Bloomberg is no exception.Many of any business, and protecting these assets flooding or power outages during Hurricane Koch his bid for a fourth term, and us worry about the direction of the Sandy. For more information about intro- Christine Quinn her bid for a first. city in the post-Bloomberg years. in a secure data center is a high priority in ALAIR TOWNSEND today’s business world,” said Ken Fitzpat- ductory rates, call 1-855-832-0623 or visit Ms. Quinn was deemed to have Those of us who remember the days BUSINESS.TWC.COM/COLOCATION. been too close to Mr. Bloomberg— of high crime,corporate move-outs, rick, Chief Operations and Transformation ergo, she didn’t represent change. to run away from both the mayor and a struggling economy too centered Officer, Time Warner Cable Business Class. When the change tide became clear, his successes. It didn’t work. on Wall Street, decaying neighbor- Ms. Quinn seemed to founder. In- Bill de Blasio leapt on the change hoods and failing schools are grate- BUSINESS.TWC.COM/COLOCATION stead of embracing all that had been wagon. He promised to radically al- ful for his relentless prodding, his accomplished during Mr. Bloom- ter current policing practices. Only visionary ideas and his energy. Like berg’s 12 years with her active support 16% of those surveyed in exit polls Ed Koch,he too will be remembered and promising to hold onto these said that crime was their most im- for moving a great city forward, re- gains with some reform, she seemed portant issue. That’s a credit to the shaping it and all our lives.

1990s were like here.The theme late- Why money, message ly has been competence. Mr. Lhota says he is competent,and Bill de Bla- sio is not. That didn’t work for the woes may doom Lhota other Democratic candidates, and it is a thin reed now.It all boils down to the dismissive, but widely echoed, t this point in 2001, almost no one gave Michael bottom line of one major business leader: “Lhota hasn’t inspired any- Bloomberg a chance of being elected mayor.Most one,’’ he told me. of the media coverage was dismissive, and much Looming over all this is the of the business community was skeptical of the soon-to-be-united Democratic Party. Every “Lhota can win” sce- self-made billionaire. Unfortunately for Republi- nario is predicated on a bitter and Acan mayoral candidate Joseph Lhota, this year is not 2001 divisive Democratic runoff cam- (although he sometimes sounds as if he thinks it is), and his paign that leaves scars. Well, it is chances in November are dismal,in part because of his own mis- pretty clear that’s not going to happen. This strategy also places too steps and in part because it is simply much faith in the ability of Indepen- a different time. dence Party candidate Adolfo The signs of trouble in the Lho- Carrión Jr. to win Hispanic votes. ta campaign are many, but they be- Mr. de Blasio got as many black gin with money: Mr.Lhota just can’t votes last week as Bill Thompson raise any. The last report from the did and won Hispanics handily.Call Campaign Finance Board shows he that idea wishful thinking. has attracted a little more than $2 Of course, some dramatic event million, and he had a hard time get- could remake the odds. If it does, ting enough small contributions to say the few pro-Lhota experts I qualify for city matching funds.The have found, there will come a time idea that businesses worried about in October when the former MTA Bill de Blasio will start pouring chairman will have a chance to money into the Lhota campaign is GREG DAVID make his case to a suddenly inter- hype.More telling is that the conser- ested populace and to the business- vative moneybags Koch family put people who could deliver the many only—emphasis on only—$300,000 ey in losers.The second (and bigger) millions of dollars that the PACs into the PAC supporting him. That issue is message.Mr.Lhota began his supporting him need.The question is hardly a show of confidence. campaign by suggesting New York is, having squandered the opportu- The money woes are a result of could slip back into the bad 1990s if nity to build a base of support and two factors. The first is the assump- the Democrats won.That’s not going craft a message for the times, will tion that Mr. Lhota can’t win, and to happen—and besides, many vot- Mr. Lhota be ready for such an op- businesspeople avoid investing mon- ers in the city have no idea what the portunity?

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BY GALE SCOTT

Neil Grosscup, chief operating officer of Tanteo Spirits, helped build a business based on con- sumer choice. Customers of the SoHo-based importer and dis- tributor of Mexican tequila can pick from several flavors: jalepeño, tropical fruit, bitter- sweet chocolate. What works for selling tequila ought to work for employee health benefits, Mr. Grosscup reasoned.Instead of trying to figure out what kinds of benefits Tanteo’s workers might want,ne- gotiating with brokers and insurance carriers on price and plan design, and then presenting a benefits package to employees, the company used a different strategy. It gave its workers a set amount of money—currently $625 a month—to spend on benefits and directed them to a company that had already put together a menu of offerings from multiple insurers. Known as “private insurance exchanges,” these entities have emerged as a new option for com- buck ennis panies—many of which will be required under Obamacare to provide health coverage starting in 2015—that want to give workers insurance options but keep the ever-growing cost of health Costs can empty pockets benefits fixed. The exchanges are not affiliated with the public exchanges re- care would be free, courtesy of Oba- PLAN AHEAD Chung ignores it—for now. quired under the Affordable Care Requirement to buy macare, and that was all she had ever “I always went for just preventive Act that are launching Oct.1,and insurance may lead needed in the past. checkups,” she said.“But workers and busi- But about three months ago, Ms. you’re not prepared to THE ROAD TO nesses on private ex- many into complex, Chung started feeling persistent $95 have issues with your changes cannot take stomach pains. Her doctor recom- health.” advantage of gov- PENALTY NEXT YEAR high-deductible plans mended an endoscopy, but when she for Ms. Chung is hardly HEALTH individuals who do not have REFORM: ernment subsidies learned that Aetna would not cover insurance, increasing to alone in facing difficult and tax credits.

BY IRINA IVANOVA ᮢ the $1,400 procedure because it was $325 in 2015 medical and financial But the two not considered preventive for her age choices, especially now CONSUMERS models are similar in When Linda Chung learned that her group, Ms. Chung decided to wait. that all Americans will that customers com- employer changed health insurance She looked up her symptoms online be required to purchase parison-shop online plans last year, she didn’t think much and hoped for the best. 22% insurance starting in January under from a handful of insurance prod- of it.Though the new plan from Aet- “I didn’t find anything dangerous,” PERCENTAGE of employers the Affordable Care Act. In 2015, ucts and then decide which ones na came with higher premiums and a she said. nationally that offer only a most businesses will have to provide they want.The products available $2,000 deductible, at least preventive While the pain persists, Ms. high-deductible plan See HIGH DEDUCTIBLE on Page 14 See EXCHANGE on Page 14

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have some kind of high-deductible than $400 a month on doctors and plans,” said Jeffrey Ingalls, a princi- medication,” he said. “But what if I High-deductible growth pal at Stratford Financial Group, an got hit by a car? I’m going to have to insurance brokerage firm in the buy insurance in January, anyway.” New York area. Nationwide, 80% of Obamacare could help. Starting Continued from Page 13 to make cost-effective health care ous job.“I only need coverage in the large employers plan to offer at least next year,the writer could pay for part health care to full-time employees. decisions because they are spend- unlikely event of an extreme emer- one high-deductible plan in 2014, of his plan with a federal subsidy, The rising cost of insurance ing their own money. Such plans gency so I don’t lose all my savings,” according to a survey by Towers available to taxpayers making up to means that many like Ms. Chung typically offer premium savings of he said.“If I didn’t have any savings, Watson and the National Business 400% of the federal poverty level, or and her employer, a manufacturing several hundred dollars a month I would probably opt to not have any Group on Health. And for 22% of nearly $46,000 for an individual. firm in Queens that she declined to over more comprehensive health insurance at all.” employers, it will be the only health name, will choose high-deductible insurance, but often require the pa- plan they offer. Long-term costs plans with low monthly premiums tient to pay a deductible of several Facing penalties One freelance writer in his 50s But patients are still on the hook as a way to meet the federal law’s thousand dollars before covering He said that once his plan expires who asked that his name not be used for most of the deductible, which minimum coverage requirements in January, he might choose to stay has been buying his own insurance can run into the thousands of dol- without breaking the bank. uninsured and pay the penalty for since he was laid off at the beginning lars. That’s one reason why these ‘I’m basically the first few years of Obamacare. of the Great Recession. An plans have helped drive down health Obamacare spurs rise in plans The penalty for staying uninsured in EmblemHealth plan with a $5,800 care costs—but not always in the High-deductible plans have paying $423 a 2014 will be whichever is greater: annual deductible and a $423 right ways. A 2012 Rand Corp. more than doubled in popularity $95, or 1% of taxable income. It will monthly premium was the cheapest study showed that patients in high- since the Affordable Care Act was month not to rise the following year to $325, or he could find. deductible plans spent less on health enacted in 2009.The following year, 2% of income. “I’m basically paying $423 a care. But they also received less pre- a portion of Obamacare made most have insurance’ “The Obamacare fines are rela- month not to have insurance,” the ventive care, even if it was free. An- preventive care for common tively weak the first year and even writer said. other study showed that patients conditions and checkups—from the second year,” he said. “So this His insurance means he pays the who initially save on high- cholesterol screenings to annual will depend on the level of subsidies negotiated plan rate to see a mi- deductible plans by forgoing care OB-GYN visits—free to patients. I qualify for.” graine specialist: $58 per visit, down spend more in subsequent years. “We’ve seen a rise in those plans, any medical care. Many employers are also moving from the list price of $200. But his “With health care, there’s three because people know they can see The experience of many con- to less generous plans now to head migraine medication runs $250 per pillars: quality of care, cost of care their OB-GYN and get their annu- sumers suggests a difficult trade-off: off potential tax penalties come pill, an amount he can’t afford. He and accessibility,” said Ms. Combs, al checkup, and it won’t trigger the Patients who need care sometimes 2018,when an excise tax of 35% will also skips annual dermatologist the insurance broker. The Afford- deductible,” said Susan Combs, go without,prompting some to con- apply to health plans that cost more checkups, which were recommend- able Care Act “does a good job of president of Combs and Co., an insider dumping their insurance alto- than $10,200 for individual covered to follow up on a melanoma he making it more accessible,but if you surance brokerage in Manhattan. gether. Oliver Morrison, a graduate age or more than $27,500 for fami- had removed a decade ago. don’t address the other two ele- High-deductible plans are student at CUNY, carried over his ly coverage. “I’d be better off without health phants in the room, the rates have meant to give patients an incentive high-deductible plan from a previ- “The vast majority of our clients insurance, because I’d spend less nowhere to go but up.” Ⅲ

keep all or part of their unspent stipends. That could happen if a LETTING EMPLOYEES CHOOSE Exchange options worker has coverage through a spouse,for instance. “I’m 28 and not PART OF RUNNING A PRIVATE HEALTH EXCHANGE is stocking the shelves with Continued from Page 13 exchange, companies can address married, so I know what I use, and I insurance products. Liazon executives recently looked at the choices made by include health coverage, life insur- those costs knowing that the offer- just need very basic coverage,” said 2,500 individuals using its Bright Choices Exchange. ance, disability policies and some- ings are in compliance with all state Tanteo’s Mr. Grosscup. “But this These workers were offered eight health plans from a leading national times even homeowner’s insurance, and federal regulations. gives our employees more options.” insurer. The most expensive plan for workers in the New York City region cost auto coverage, policies for legal ex- Alan Cohen, the founder of Lia- Sean Timpy, corporate con- $605, with a $1,500 deductible. The cheapest option was a plan with a penses and pet insurance. Employ- zon, said that employees shopping troller at Scratch Music,said using a restricted network of providers that cost $339 a month and had a $5,000 ees use the stipend they are given in a private exchange tend to pur- private exchange enabled the com- annual deductible. and cover any additional amount chase less coverage than their company to offer workers a much greater Cheaper was popular. Only 7% of employees chose the costliest plan, and out of pocket. pany would have bought for them. selection of benefits. another 16% chose the second most expensive, for a total of 23% in the “We have one client, a major “We saved a little bit and we get highest-cost options. But 69% of the workers selected the lowest-cost plans, Fixing health care costs pharmaceutical company in to control costs, but one of the best each with monthly premiums under $370. The rest chose plans in the middle, Private exchanges constitute an Westchester with more than 2,000 things is we can rival a Fortune 500 costing between $425 and $448 a month. estimated 1% of the New York ben- employees, that saved about $4 mil- company as far as benefits go,” he Like other private exchanges, Liazon also offers “ancillary and efits market,but more employers are lion on health benefits—about 40% said. The firm, which is headquar- supplemental insurance.” But Liazon found that novelty does not sell, while embracing the concept being of- of what they had been spending— tered in Manhattan and has offices tried-and-true offerings do. Dental insurance was chosen by 72% of the fered by benefits consultants. Time when they went to a private ex- in Los Angeles, Miami and Chica- workers, while life insurance was selected by 71%, long-term disability by Warner recently announced it change,” Mr. Cohen said. go, uses Bright Choices. Scratch 53%, and vision coverage by 45%. But there was single-digit-percentage would be moving its retirees to pri- That company, which he de- Music runs DJ training academies enrollment in plans that offered “teledoc” services—online consultations with vate exchanges.And IBM has said it clined to name, had offered its em- and provides DJs for weddings and physicians (7%)—and health-coaching plans (3%). And regardless of how would shift its retired workers into a ployees what Mr. Cohen said was a events run by corporate clients, as much they might love their pets, only 5% of the workers decided on insurance Medicare insurance exchange oper- very expensive plan. But when em- well as to hotels and resorts. for veterinary bills. ated by a company owned by bene- ployees shopped for benefits, using “The DJ is the new rock star. It’s workers competently and fits consultant Towers Watson.Tan- a company stipend but with the pos- a fun industry,” Mr. Timpy said. What does it all mean? Liazon’s data show teo’s management chose the Bright sibility of also spending some of Nonetheless, Scratch Music em- thoughtfully choose plans that best fit their needs, said company Choices Exchange, an electronic their own money, fewer than 25% ployees take benefits selection seri- founder Alan Cohen. “It’s a bad idea to force everyone into a plan a human- platform of insurance options as- chose that top-tier option, he said. ously. Even though the average em- resources person picks,” he said. “Why should my employer buy me a sembled by Liazon, a Buffalo com- That meant the company saved ployee’s age is “probably south of Mercedes if I want to ride a bicycle to work?” —GALE SCOTT pany with offices in Manhattan. much of what it would have spent 30,” a group that is most likely to go “We have had over 1,000 discus- had it offered everyone the costly uninsured, “about 80% of our em- sions about our private exchange plan. Some of that savings went ployees enrolled,” he said. did a lot of shopping. company is always on the lookout for with individual employers,” said back to the workers in the form of “I’m very into mitigating risk, so products that customers will buy. Eric Grossman, a senior partner at larger stipends. Heartache and medical bills I got medical,dental,vision,disabil- HealthPass recently added pet in- Mercer who heads that company’s Another reason companies ap- Mr. Timpy thought most em- ity and life insurance,” he said. “But surance after its own finance manag- exchange business. “Interest is ex- pear to be happy with private ex- ployees would chose a midrange I also wanted to do a will,so I signed er,Ilene Propper,told Mr.Ashton that tremely high.” changes has to do with psychology, health plan, but “it was actually more up for legal insurance.” the coverage was important to her. In April, Mercer launched Mer- Mr. Cohen said. Employees tend to spread out, with about 10% of work- Workers tend to choose more Ms. Propper’s beloved English bull- cer Marketplace, an exchange with be more satisfied with a new plan, ers now in the highest-cost plan and carefully when they are given a limit- dog, Hattie, had high veterinary bills plans from more than 10 major car- like one with a high deductible, 10% in the cheapest.” Depending on ed amount of money to spend and are before she died several months ago, riers, including New York’s Empire when they choose it themselves their choices, the stipend means on the hook for the rest.“People nat- leaving Ms. Propper alone in her BlueCross BlueShield. rather than have it foisted upon workers can pay anything from 40% urally pay more attention to what Manhattan studio apartment. Vet “Companies are struggling on them. “It’s behavioral economics,” of premiums to nothing.He declined they are choosing when they have a bills made the heartache worse.“It was different fronts with benefits, con- he said. “Whatever we choose as to say how much money they get. vested financial interest,” said Vince so traumatic,” Ms. Propper said. “I tinued cost escalation, and their re- consumers, we believe it’s the right When it came to selecting cover- Ashton, CEO of HealthPass, a 14- knew every day I should have bought sources are getting stretched,” Mr. choice because we chose it.” age for himself, his wife and their year-old private exchange based in pet insurance, so I think it’s fabulous Grossman said. By using a private Some companies let employees children, ages 2 and 4, Mr. Timpy Manhattan. That also means the that we are going to get it.” Ⅲ

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Hook residents voted out Council- Red Hook damage woman Sarah Gonzalez in favor of a Mexican-American newcomer, Continued from Page 3 ranks of visitors, the fear of declin- Carlos Menchaca. Many voters felt LESS THAN MEETS THE insurance firm that was the only area ing revenue colliding with height- that Ms. Gonzalez had been absent EYE: Many business covered by a flood policy. ened levels of debt is palpable. after Sandy. businesses On the surface, Red Hook looks “People think that things are open Storm-relief loans from the U.S. continue to much as it did before the storm, and we’re back to normal,”said Mon- Small Business Association and the struggle nearly a with trucks trundling in and out of ica Byrne, co- New York Business Development year after Sandy. the loading docks at Fairway, the 4 owner of Corp., the two major programs, big grocery store that reopened RED HOOK Home/Made, have been hard to come by, accord- in March after sustaining heavy BUSINESSES a restaurant ing to local shop owners. closed since Sandy damage. and catering An SBA spokeswoman noted buck ennis And on a recent afternoon, business on that the agency has approved more restaurant/café Fort Defiance was $30K- Van Brunt than 2,000 disaster loans to New back to the well,” he said. “You get lunchtime business. After spending again dishing up turkey clubs and Street, the York businesses, for a total of $264 there, you’ve got your documents, $400,000 on repairs and improve- iced teas, and construction work $125K area’s main million. and you need to go back and get this ments, she has put her dream of an was even underway nearby at ESTIMATED drag. “But one, or that one. And then it’s three expansion on hold. STORM LOSS by Constant tasks Homegrown, a barbecue joint businesses what people more. And then it’s one more.” In contrast, Frances Medina, ex- whose scheduled 2012 opening was don’t see is the Ms. Byrne estimates that most Red Hook Lobster Pound, ecutive coordinator of a community- delayed until this month by the huge amount Red Hook businesses affected by which boasts of having the best lob- service group called Red Hook Ini- storm. $264M of debt that the storm each sustained $30,000 to ster rolls in the city, was able to re- tiative, notes that Sandy had one TOTAL SBA everyone has $125,000 in damage, not including open after four months thanks in small silver lining. She points to a Bad times continue emergency relief had to take on, lost sales revenue. part to a pair of loans from the city project spearheaded by teenagers loans made to But area business owners insist NYC businesses or whether St. John Frizzell, owner of Fort that paid for most of the flood- from Red Hook’s sprawling public- that the pain lives on. Many contin- they are able to Defiance, said that after several damage repairs and the relocation of housing complex to bring free Wi- ue to struggle to get federal storm make their rounds, the SBA “mysteriously” wiring to above the waterline. Fi to the area that received funding assistance, and a few have given up payroll or able to make their rent—or dropped his loan application, forc- But since then, co-owner Susan for antennas from the Federal Emer- in the face of unending red tape. whether they owe their electrician al- ing him to call it quits and make do Povitch has encountered a new gency Management Agency. With the colder months certain to most $10,000, like we do.” with a $10,000 city loan. problem.The closing of some near- “It’s been a blessing in disguise,” make their usual major dent in the In the September primary, Red “It’s the constant sending you by manufacturing firms has hurt her she said. Ⅲ

world,” said South Shore Assembly- FROM man Joe Borelli, who admits that sometimes at the end of the day up in AROUND the state capital,“I’ll stay in Albany a THE CITY little later just to avoid the traffic.” —irina ivanova STATEN ISLAND BROOKLYN Locals push Financially at-risk to get railroaded nonprofit hits reset Staten Island’s snarled highways A Park Slope-based nonprofit that and frustratingly lengthy commutes operates a summer program com- have long been a major source of ir- bining arts, sports and education to ritation and more for locals. equip at-risk teens across central “The roads are not sufficient to Brooklyn for future success is strug- deal with the population,”said Steve gling to reopen its doors. Grillo, director of projects at the After a big donation fell through, Staten Island Economic Develop- three-year-old Horizons was forced ment Corp. to cancel its summer program this Determined to end the madness, year just days before it had been due the SIEDC recently joined forces to start.Now founder Chris Johnson with the borough’s chamber of com- is hoping to revitalize the organiza- merce to push for light-rail transit tion by restructuring the board and on the island’s West and North developing a long-view fundraising shores. The proposed 13-mile sys- strategy. “We started from scratch tem would carry an estimated with 100% grassroots funding,” said 13,000 passengers a day and con- Mr. Johnson. “We tapped into a lot nect to the southern terminus of of our own networks to get space and New Jersey Transit’s Hudson- services donated,which sustained us Bergen line at one end and to the for the past few years.” Staten Island Railway at the other. But the recession caused many Linda Baran, chief executive of small donors to cut back. Holly the chamber, predicted that the sys- Delany Cole, co-director of the tem would not only open up swaths Community Resource Exchange, of the West Shore for development, which consults with nonprofits, but also would encourage tourism noted that many small groups like from other boroughs.That’s why the Horizons are struggling to maintain chamber and the SIEDC are look- their funding even as the economy ing for an official sponsor, such as recovers. She said that it is impera- the MTA or Port Authority, to help tive to develop a strong board of the project line up federal funds. directors to rally resources. “It’s not easy, but there are proj- “You have to start a nonprofit ects like this happening all over the with a community,” said Ms. Cole. “It’s good to have eight or 10 people who are doing this with you.” Mr. Johnson has taken note. He is developing a “dream team” board of directors,focusing on people with a background in fundraising; the former board’s strength was in programming.

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Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., Ave., Ste. 500, E. Meadow, NY Place, Princeton, NJ 08540. Cert of NY, NY 10011. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 11554. Purpose: any lawful activities. LLC filed with Secy of State of NJ EVENT NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. located: 33 West State St, Trenton, KONTAKME LLC. Arts of Org filed Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of Notice of Formation of Biscuits & Bath NJ 08608. Purpose: any lawful act. with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on State, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE Sutton Place, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Notice of Qual. of Arden Advisers II, 9/19/13. Office location: NY County. 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on SSNY designated agent upon whom 8/15/13. Office location: NY County. L.P., Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) process may be served and shall Notice of Formation of The SSNY designated as agent of LLC 2/20/13. Office loc.: NY County. LP mail copy of process against LLC to upon whom process against it may be org. in DE 2/13/13. SSNY desig. as Sept 18th, 2013 8am-8pm Brooksville Gates Company LLC. Arts. New York Hall of Science principal business address: 142 E. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on served. SSNY shall mail process to: agent of LP upon whom process 47-01 111th St, Queens, NY 11368 98th St., # 3, NY, NY, 10029. 3/11/13. Office location: NY County. c/o Biscuits & Bath Companies, LLC, against it may be served. SSNY shall Purpose: any lawful act. Sec. of State designated agent of 41 W. 13th St., NY, NY 10011, Attn: mail copy of proc. to Att: Averell Cost: $295 LLC upon whom process against it CEO. Purpose: any lawful activity. Mortimer, 375 Park Ave., 32nd Fl., MAKE turns its focus to the business of Name of LLC: Brodmktg LLC. Arts. may be served and shall mail NY, NY 10152. DE off. addr.: CSC, making as maker pros come together Winsor Holdings LLC, Arts of Org filed of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: process to: c/o CompassRock Real 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE with tool and technology providers, with SSNY on 07/08/13. Off Loc: New 7/24/13. Office loc.: NY Co. Sec. of Estate, 810 7th Ave., 40th Fl., NY, NY 19808. Cert. of LP on file: SSDE, York County, SSNY designated as investors and incubators, and manufacturing State designated agent of LLC upon 10019, principal business address. Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. facilitators to share insights into navigating whom process against it may be agent of LLC upon whom process Name/addr. of each gen. ptr. avail. at Purpose: all lawful purposes. the path to commercial success. served and shall mail process to: c/o against it may be served. SSNY shall SSNY. Purp.: any lawful activities. Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED mail a copy of process to: The LLC, For more information and to register, Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 108 Forsyth St, New York, NY 10002. NOTICE OF FORMATION of visit: makezine.com/go/hiw agt. upon whom process may be CHADDESLEY LLC. Articles of Purpose: to engage in any lawful act. BLUEOCEAN EQUITY MANAGEMENT LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy served. Purpose: any lawful act. Organization were filed with the GEMAT REALTY LLC Art. of Org. filed Secretary of State of New York of State (SSNY) on 05/14/2013. Office NOISE CANS LLC, a domestic LLC, Sec. of State of NY 04/04/2013. Off. location: New York County. SSNY is (SSNY) on 07/09/13. The latest date Loc.: New York Co. SSNY designated PUBLIC & LEGAL Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on of dissolution is 12/31/2113. Office designated as agent of LLC upon whom 6/18/13. Office location: New York as agent upon whom process against process against it may be served. location: New York County. SSNY it may be served. SSNY to mail copy NOTICES County. SSNY is designated as has been designated as agent of the SSNY shall mail process to: 590 agent upon whom process against of process to The LLC, 233 East Madison Ave., 34th Fl., New York, NY Notice of Formation of Matia, LLC. LLC upon whom process against it 69th Street, New York, NY 10021. the LLC may be served. SSNY shall may be served. SSNY shall mail a 10022. Purpose: any lawful activity. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State mail process to: c/o Tanton and Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. of NY (SSNY) on 7/23/13. Office copy of process to the LLC, 721-725 Notice of Qual. of Roystone Capital Company, 37 W. 57th St., 5th Fl., NY, location: NY County. SSNY designated Fifth Avenue, Unit 35H, New York, NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED Advisors LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of NY 10019. General Purposes. as agent of LLC upon whom process New York 10022. Purpose: For any LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: LKD State (SSNY) 2/19/13. Office loc.: NY against it may be served. SSNY lawful purpose. PARTNERS 2004, LLC. Articles of County. LLC org. in DE 11/16/12. Notice of Formation of SMIND shall mail process to: John E. Cable, Organization were filed with the SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon Monticello LLC. Arts. of Org. filed 234 West 21st St., #565, NY, NY NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of Secretary of State of New York whom process against it may be with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10011, also the registered agent. MIDAEZ LLC. App for Authority filed (SSNY) on 03/19/04. The latest date served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. 8/14/13. Office location: NY County. Purpose: any lawful activities. with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on of dissolution is 07/31/2099. Office to Att: Richard Barrera, 767 Third Ave., SSNY designated as agent of LLC 12/5/12. Office location: NY County. location: New York County. SSNY 6th Fl., NY, NY 10017. DE off. addr.: NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Mission upon whom process against it may be LLC formed in FL on 8/15/12. SSNY has been designated as agent of the CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, Possible Acupuncture, PLLC. Arts of served. SSNY shall mail process to: designated agent upon whom process LLC upon whom process against it DE 19808. Cert. of Form. on file: Org filed Secy of State of NY (SSNY) The LLC, 401 West 45th St., NY, NY may be served and shall mail copy may be served. SSNY shall mail a SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE on 12/6/12. Office location: NY County. 10036. Purpose: any lawful activities. of process against LLC to: KIM copy of process to the LLC, c/o 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities. SSNY designated agent upon whom MARKS - 2136 NE 123rd STREET, NOTICE OF FORMATION of Tahoe Lawrence P. Wolf, Esq., Six Hemlock process may be served and shall mail NORTH MIAMI, FL 33181. Cert of East Holdings LLC. Art. of Org. filed Hills, Chappaqua, New York 10514. Notice of Formation of CA 2952 copy of process against PLLC to: LLC filed with Secy of State of FL w/Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on Purpose: For any lawful purpose. HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed US Corp Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave, located: FL DEPT. OF STATE, DIVI 6/13/2013. Office location: New with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on Ste 202 Bklyn, NY 11228. Principal OF CORPS, 2661 EXECUTIVE CTR NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of York County. SSNY designated as 8/30/13. Office location: NY County. business address: 130 W 42nd St, NY, CIR, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32301. PRODUCT RANCH LLC. Authority agent for service of process. SSNY SSNY designated as agent of LLC NY. Purpose: any lawful act. shall mail process to: 49 Wolf Hill Purpose: any lawful act. filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) upon whom process against it may Court Cheshire, CT 06410. on 07/16/13. Office location: NY be served. SSNY shall mail process NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Sheryl NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Kathryn Purpose: Any lawful activity. County. LLC formed in NJ on 01/11/09. to: c/o The LLC, 1407 Broadway, Checkman Design LLC. Arts of Org Smerling, PH.D. LCSW, PLLC Articles SSNY designated agent upon whom 41st Fl., NY, NY 10018. Purpose: any filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) Notice of Formation of Limited Liability of Organization filed with the Secretary process may be served and shall lawful activity. on 5/30/13. Office location: NY Company (LLC). Name: LEGATO of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/28/13. mail copy of process against LLC to: County. SSNY designated as agent JURIS, LLC. Articles of Organization Office location: NEW YORK county. 65 E 3RD ST, APT F4, NY, NY 10003. Notice of Formation of Limited Liability upon whom process may be served filed by the Department of State of SSNY has been designated as agent Principal business address: 65 E 3RD Company (LLC). Name: WILLIAM and shall mail copy of process against New York on: 07/31/2013. Office upon whom process against it may be ST, APT F4, NEW YORK, NY 10003. PORTNOY LLC. Articles of LLC to principal business address: location: County of New York. served. The Post Office address to NJ address: 19 MOURNING DOVE Organization filed by the Department 531 E 87th St, 1C, NY, NY 10128. Purpose: any and all lawful activities. which the SSNY shall mail a copy of CT, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ 07840. of State of New York on: 08/15/2002. Purpose: any lawful act. Secretary of State of New York any process against the PLLC served Cert. of LLC filed with Secy of State of Office location: County of New York. (SSNY) designated as agent of LLC upon him/her is: 11 Sherri Drive, NJ: NEW JERSEY DEPT. OF STATE, Purpose: any and all lawful activities. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JFX LIN upon whom process against it may Manalapan, NJ 07726. The principal 225 W. STATE ST., TRENTON, NJ Secretary of State of New York LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of business address of the PLLC is: 115 08625. Purpose: any lawful act. (SSNY) designated as agent of LLC State of NY (SSNY) on 6/11/13. Office process to: c/o Schwartzman Garelik E. 86th Street, New York, NY 10028. upon whom process against it may location: NY County, SSNY designated Walker & Troy, P.C., 355 Lexington Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Notice of Qualification of Cetera be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of as agent upon whom process may be Avenue, New York, NY 10017. Financial Specialists Services LLC. process to: 151 West 17th Street served and shall mail copy of process Notice of formation of Urban Island Authority filed with NY Dept. of State Unit 1G, New York, NY 10011. against LLC to principal business Notice of Qualification of AG Rio Games LLC. Articles of Organization on 7/16/13. Office location: NY address: 173 STANTON ST, #3, NY, Grande FMC GP LLC. Authority filed filed with the Secretary of State of NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 200 N. Notice of formation of Limited Liability NY, 10002. Purpose: any lawful act. with NY Dept. of State on 8/5/13. (SSNY) on 05/28/13. Office location: Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 1200, El Company (“LLC”). Name: Soundview Office location: NY County. LLC formed New York County. SSNY has been Segundo, CA 90245. LLC formed in Senior Housing Managers LLC. MARVEL ARCHITECTS PLLC filed in DE on 4/26/13. NY Sec. of State designated as agent upon whom DE on 10/23/12. NY Sec. of State Articles of Organization filed with the Articles of Organization with the designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. designated agent of LLC upon whom Secretary of State of the State of New Department of State of NY on process against it may be served and The Post Office address to which the process against it may be served York (“SSNY”) on 8/12/13. N.Y. office 7/11/2013. Office Location: County shall mail process to: c/o Angelo SSNY shall mail a copy of any and shall mail process to: c/o CT location: New York County. The SSNY of New York. The Secretary of State Gordon & Co., L.P., 245 Park Ave., 26th process against the LLC served Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., has been designated as agent of the of NY (“SSNY”) has been designated Fl., NY, NY 10167, principal business upon him/her is: Christopher G. Reid NY, NY 10011, regd. agent upon LLC upon whom process against it as agent of the PLLC upon whom address. DE address of LLC: c/o The Esq., 116 Third Pl. #3, Brooklyn, NY whom process may be served. DE may be served. The SSNY shall mail a process against it may be served. Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Orange 11231. The principal business addr. of LLC: 1209 Orange St., copy of any process to LLC, c\o CPC SSNY shall mail a copy of any such St., Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of address of the LLC is: 690 Fort Wilmington, DE 19801. Cert. of Resources, Inc., 28 East 28th Street, process served to: c/o Goetz Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, Washington Ave, Apt 6K, New York, Form. filed with DE Sec. of State, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016. Name/ Fitzpatrick LLP, One Penn Plaza, Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. NY 10040. Duration: Perpetual. 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. address of each member available from # 4401, NY, NY 10119. Purpose: to Purpose: all lawful purposes. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Purpose: all lawful purposes. SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. practice architecture.

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SSNY has been designated location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: 07/17/13. Princ. office of LLC: c/o (DE) on 07/26/13. Princ. office of 08/16/13. Princ. office of LLC: 9 as agent upon whom process 7501 Wisconsin Ave., Ste. 1300W, Perella Weinberg Partners Capital LLC: 909 Third Ave., 27th Fl., NY, NY Murray St., Apt. 6NW, NY, NY 10007. against it may be served. The Post Bethesda, MD 20814. LLC formed in Management LP, 767 Fifth Ave., NY, NY 10022-4731. SSNY designated as SSNY designated as agent of LLC Office address to which the SSNY DE on 6/25/13. NY Sec. of State 10153. SSNY designated as agent of agent of LLC upon whom process upon whom process against it may shall mail a copy of any process designated agent of LLC upon whom LLC upon whom process against it against it may be served. SSNY shall be served. SSNY shall mail process against the LLC served upon him/her process against it may be served may be served. SSNY shall mail process mail process to Morrison Cohen LLP, to c/o Qazi Fazal at the princ. office is: Christopher G. Reid Esq., 116 and shall mail process to: c/o CT to the LLC at the princ. office of the Attn: Karim N. Momin, Esq. at the of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: 2711 Third Pl. #3, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Corporation System, 111 8th Ave., NY, LLC. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, The principal business address of the NY 10011, regd. agent upon whom Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 2711 DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE LLC is: 69 Bennett Ave, Apt 404 New process may be served. DE addr. of 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., 401 York, NY 10033. Duration: Perpetual. LLC: The Corporation Trust Co., 1209 Org. filed with Secy. of State, State of DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. DE, Dept. of State, Townsend Bldg., Secy. of State of the State of DE, Div. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LI Malls, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of Purpose: Investments. 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 41 WEST State of NY (SSNY) on 8/7/13. Office 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Notice of formation of Limited Liability 47 LLC. Articles of Organization were location: NY County. SSNY designated NOTICE OF FORMATION of DORIA Company (“LLC”). Name: Soundview NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Provably filed with the Secretary of State of agent upon whom process may be ENTERPRISES NYC, LLC Arts. Of Org. Senior Housing Developers LLC. Correct LLC. Arts of Org filed with New York (SSNY) on 04/26/02. Office served and shall mail copy of process filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) Articles of Organization filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on location: New York County. SSNY against LLC to: CT Corporation on 07/30/13. Office Location: NY Secretary of State of the State of New 5/7/13. Office location: NY County. has been designated as agent of the System, 111 Eighth Ave, NY, NY County. SSNY designated as agent of York (“SSNY”) on 8/12/13. N.Y. office SSNY designated as agent upon LLC upon whom process against it 10011. Principal business address: LLC upon whom process against it may location: New York County. The SSNY whom process may be served and may be served. SSNY shall mail a 225 Nod Rd., Ridgefield, CT 06877. be served. SSNY shall mail process has been designated as agent of the shall mail copy of process against copy of process to the LLC, c/o A & Purpose: any lawful act. to Alan M. Friedman, Esq., Kellner LLC upon whom process against it may K, 47 West 46th Street, New York, LLC to principal business address: THE CLASSICAL MUSICIANS’ Herlihy Getty & Friedman, LLP, 470 be served. The SSNY shall mail a New York 10036. Purpose: For any c/o Savant Financial Technologies REHEARSAL SYMPHONY Park Avenue South, 7N, NY, NY copy of any process to LLC, c\o CPC lawful purpose. Inc., 1375 Broadway, 3rd Fl, NY, NY ORCHESTRA, LLC, a domestic LLC, 10016. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Resources, Inc., 28 East 28th Street, 10018. Purpose: any lawful act. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 9th Floor, New York, NY 10016. Name/ Notice of formation of Zhang’s LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 534 7/30/13. Office location: New York address of each member available from Notice of Formation of Euro Mec Water International, L.L.C. Article of organi- WEST 178 EQUITIES, LLC. Articles of County. SSNY is designated as agent SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. Group USA, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed zation filed with the Secretary of State with NY Dept. of State on 7/22/13. Organization were filed with the upon whom process against the LLC of New York SSNY on May 24, 2013. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED Office location: NY County. Princ. bus. Secretary of State of New York may be served. SSNY shall mail Office located in New York. SSNY has LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 519 addr.: 250 Park Ave., 7th Fl., NY, NY (SSNY) on 07/22/13. The latest date process to: Arlene Stock, 531 Main St., been designated for service of process. WEST 179 STREET, LLC. Articles of 10177. Sec. of State designated of dissolution is 07/18/2112. Office #1603, Roosevelt Island, NY 10044. SSNY shall mail copy of any process Organization were filed with the agent of LLC upon whom process location: New York County. SSNY has General Purposes. served against the LLC.: located at Secretary of State of New York against it may be served and shall been designated as agent of the LLC Notice of Formation of NYC Carmine 325 W 38th St, Apt. 602, New York, NY (SSNY) on 08/05/13. Office location: mail process to: c/o Wilk Auslander upon whom process against it may be Holdings LLC, Art. of Org. filed 10018 Purpose: any lawful purpose. New York County. SSNY has been LLP, 1515 Broadway, 43rd Fl., NY, NY served. SSNY shall mail a copy of Sec’y of State (SSNY) 4/5/13. Office designated as agent of the LLC upon 10036. Purpose: all lawful purposes. process to the LLC, 31-10 37th Avenue, Notice of Formation of BIG CITY whom process against it may be Suite 500, Long Island City, New York location: NY County. SSNY designated REALTY MANAGEMENT, LLC. Arts. of Notice of Formation of 3660 served. SSNY shall mail a copy of 11101. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. as agent of LLC upon whom process Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY BROADWAY BCR, LLC. Arts. of Org. process to the LLC, 519 West 179th against it may be served. SSNY shall (SSNY) on 07/15/13. Office location: NY filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Snow Street, New York, New York 10033. mail copy of process to Meister County. Princ. office of LLC: 20803 on 08/06/13. Office location: NY Fox LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Seelig & Fein, 140 E. 45th St., NY, Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 301, Aventura, FL County. Princ. office of LLC: 20803 of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/27/13. NY 10017, the Reg. Agt. upon whom 33180. SSNY designated as agent of Notice of Formation of DePaola Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 301, Aventura, FL Office location: NY County. SSNY proc. may be served. Purpose: any LLC upon whom process against it Valdes, L.L.P. Arts of Org filed with 33180. SSNY designated as agent of designated agent upon whom lawful activities. may be served. SSNY shall mail the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on LLC upon whom process against it process may be served and shall process to the LLC at the addr. of its 6/18/13. Office location: NY County. may be served. SSNY shall mail mail copy of process against LLC to: Notice of Formation of princ. office. Purpose: Real estate. SSNY designated as agent upon process to the LLC at the addr. of its c/o Capital Services Group, LLC 601 CANNON/STUART MANAGEMENT, whom the process may be served princ. office. Purpose: Real estate. Cape Eleuthra Rd, Bethany Beach, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of Notice of Formation of SEREN 239, and shall mail copy of process DE 19930. Purpose: any lawful act. State of NY (SSNY) on 08/14/13. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of Notice of Formation of FR GLOBAL against LLP to: DePaola Valdes, Office location: NY County. SSNY State of NY (SSNY) on 07/16/13. ADVISORS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Notice of Formation of CPW 1210 LLC. L.L.P. c/o The Partnership 7014 13th designated as agent of LLC upon whom Office location: NY County. Princ. with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State Ave. Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. process against it may be served. office of LLC: c/o Shvo, 724 Fifth Ave., 07/25/13. Office location: NY County. of NY (SSNY) on 07/25/13. Office Principal business address: 370 SSNY shall mail process to c/o Cole, NY, NY 10019. SSNY designated as SSNY designated as agent of LLC location: NY County. SSNY designated Lexington Ave, Ste 509, NY NY Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leoanrd, agent of LLC upon whom process upon whom process against it may be as agent of LLC upon whom process 10017. Purpose: any lawful act. P.A., 900 Third Ave., 16th Fl., NY, NY against it may be served. SSNY served. SSNY shall mail process to against it may be served. SSNY shall 10022. Purpose: Any lawful activity. shall mail process to the LLC at the NOTICE OF FORMATION of 500 Park Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., mail process to c/o McLaughlin & addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Avenue Screening Room LLC Arts. Of Albany, NY 12207, regd. agent upon Stern, LLP, Attn: Geoffry R. Handler, Carnegie Hill Optometry, PLLC, Any lawful activity. Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY whom and at which process may be 260 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10016. Articles of Organization filed with (SSNY) on 08/01/13. Office Location: served. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JJJ Real NY County. SSNY designated as 04/16/13. Office Location: NY County. Notice of Qual. of One Hudson Yards Notice of Formation of BGCH Estate, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy agent of LLC upon whom process SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon Owner LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State Apartments Managers LLC. Arts. of of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/28/13. against it may be served. SSNY shall whom process against it may be served. (SSNY) 5/14/13. Office loc.: NY County. Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY Office location: NY County. SSNY mail process to Eugene F. Getty, SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: LLC org. in DE 5/13/13. SSNY desig. (SSNY) on 8/20/13. Office location: designated as agent upon whom Kellner Herlihy Getty & Friedman, LLP, The PLLC, 1387 Madison Ave., New as agent of LLC upon whom process NY County. SSNY designated as process may be served and shall mail 470 Park Avenue South, 7N, NY, NY York, NY 10029. Purpose: to engage against it may be served. SSNY shall agent of LLC upon whom process copy of process against LLC to: CT 10016. Purpose: Any lawful activity. in the profession of Optometry. mail copy of proc. to CSC, 80 State St., against it may be served. SSNY shall Corporation System, 111 Eighth Ave, Notice of Formation of Diane Gilman Albany, NY 12207. DE off. addr.: CSC, mail process to: The LLC, c/o 719 WEST HAMILTON HEIGHTS NY, NY 10011. Principal business Fashion, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE Monadnock Construction, Inc., 155 ASSOCIATES, LLC, a foreign LLC, address: 225 Nod Rd, Ridgefield, CT Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/29/13. 19808. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, 3rd St., Brooklyn, NY 11231. filed with the SSNY on 6/21/13. 06877. Purpose: any lawful act. Office location: NY County. SSNY Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity. Office location: New York County. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF BCS designated as agent of LLC upon whom SSNY is designated as agent upon Purp.: any lawful activities. Notice of Formation of CONGREVE Executive Security, LLC. Arts of Org process against it may be served. whom process against the LLC may LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, Notice of Qual. of Roystone Capital be served. SSNY shall mail process State of NY (SSNY) on 08/27/13. on 7/11/13. Office location: NY 325 5th Ave., Apt. 39C, NY, NY Holdings LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of to: The LLC, 369 E. 62nd St., NY, NY Office location: NY County. SSNY County. SSNY designated as agent 10016. Purpose: any lawful activity. State (SSNY) 2/19/13. Office loc.: NY 10021. General Purposes. County. LLC org. in DE 11/16/12. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon upon whom process may be served NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of desig. as agent of LLC upon whom whom process against it may be Notice of formation of CITYWIDE and shall mail copy of process Conde Nast Entertainment LLC. Arts process against it may be served. served. SSNY shall mail process to COMMERCIAL REALTY LLC Arts. of against LLC to: 115 Stuyvesant of Org filed with Secy of State of NY SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to Att: G. Warren Whitaker, Day Pitney LLP, Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of Place, Staten Island, NY 10301. (SSNY) on 6/19/13. Office location: NY Richard Barrera, 767 Third Ave., 6th 7 Times Square, NY, NY 10036-7311. NY (SSNY) on 1/11/2013. Office Principal business address: 1441 County. LLC formed in DE on 3/22/13. Fl., NY, NY 10017. DE off. addr.: CSC, Purpose: Any lawful activity. location, County of New York. SSNY Broadway, 3rd Flr, NY, NY 10018. SSNY designated as an agent upon Purpose: any lawful act. 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE Notice of Qualification of PWP Growth has been designated as agent of the whom process may be served and 19808. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, LLC upon whom process against it shall mail copy of process against LLC Equity Fund I (B) LP. Authority filed Notice of Qualification of 210 BEDFORD Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on may be served. SSNY shall mail INVESTORS IIA, LLC. Authority filed to principal business address: 4 Times Purp.: any lawful activities. process to: The LLC, 235 West 56th Square, 23rd Fl, NY, NY 10036. Cert 08/08/13. Office location: NY County. with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on Notice of Qualification of HUDSON LP formed in Delaware (DE) on St., Suite 36P, NY NY 10019. 07/24/13. Office location: NY County. of LLC filed with Secy of State of DE Purpose: any lawful act. located: 401 Federl St, Ste 4 Dover, BOULEVARD SLIVER OWNER LLC. 03/18/13. Princ. office of LP: PWP LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY Growth Equity Fund I GP LLC, c/o Notice of Qualification of DRAGON 06/27/13. Princ. office of LLC: 10 E. (SSNY) on 07/10/13. Office location: Perella Weinberg Partners Capital OPERATIONS, LLC. Authority filed 53rd St., 37th Fl., NY, NY 10022. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NY County. LLC formed in Delaware Management LP, 767 Fifth Ave., NY, with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on SSNY designated as agent of LLC Dominique Levy LLC. Articles of (DE) on 07/09/13. Princ. office of LLC: NY 10153. SSNY designated as agent 08/02/13. Office location: NY County. upon whom process against it may Organization filed with the Secretary 60 Columbus Circle, NY, NY 10023. of LP upon whom process against it LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on be served. SSNY shall mail process of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/23/13. SSNY designated as agent of LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail 06/24/13. SSNY designated as agent to Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 Office location: New York County. upon whom process against it may be process to the LP at the addr. of its of LLC upon whom process against State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543, SSNY designated as agent upon served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o princ. office. Name and addr. of each it may be served. SSNY shall mail regd. agent upon whom and at whom process may be served and Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 general partner are available from process to c/o Corporation Service which process may be served. DE shall mail copy of process against State St., Albany, NY 12207. DE addr. SSNY. DE addr. of LP: c/o Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 LLC to: Dontzin, Nagy, and Fleissig of LLC: CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Corporation Service Co., 2711 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, LLP, 980 Madison Avenue, NY, NY Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, New Castle Cnty., DE 19808. Arts. of 10075, Attention: Matthew S. of Org. filed with Secy. of State, Corps. DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. Dontzin. Principal business address: Div., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 State of DE, Secy. of State, Div. of filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 of Corps., John B. Townsend Bldg., 30 E 74th St, NY, NY 10075. Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Corps., 401 Federal St., Dover, DE Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE Purpose: any lawful act. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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NY office location: NY of State of New York (SSNY) on NY, NY 10154. LLC formed in DE on on 02/12/13. Princ. office of LLC: 60 92630. LLC formed in DE on 3/30/84. County. SSNY has been designated 04/04/13. The LLC was originally filed 8/8/12. NY Sec. of State designated Columbus Circle, 19th Fl., NY, NY NY Sec. of State designated agent of as agent of the LLC upon whom with the Secretary of State of agent of LLC upon whom process 10023. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it process against it may be served. The Delaware on 04/01/13. Office location: against it may be served and shall LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process post office address to which the SSNY New York County. SSNY has been mail process to: c/o CT Corporation may be served. SSNY shall mail to: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc. shall mail a copy of any process designated as agent of the LLC upon System, 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, process to c/o Corporation Service (NRAI), 111 8th Ave., NY, NY 10011, against the LLC served upon him/ whom process against it may be regd. agent upon whom process may Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY regd. agent upon whom process may her is 1501 Broadway, Ste 2600, NY served. SSNY shall mail a copy of be served. DE addr. of LLC: 1209 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: CSC, be served. DE addr. of LLC: c/o NRAI, 10036. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. process to the LLC, 552 Main Street, Orange St., Wilmington, DE 19801. 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. 101, Dover, DE Roosevelt Island, New York 10044. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. of Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. 19904. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Sec. Notice of Formation of WSTC EVENTS Purpose: For any lawful purpose. State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 of State, 401 Federal St., Dover, DE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. 19901. Purpose: all lawful purposes. State of NY (SSNY) on 05/21/13. Office Notice of Formation of CIRQUE Purpose: Any lawful activity. location: NY County. Princ. office of PARALLEL LLC. Arts. of Org. filed Notice of Formation of EGL Media Notice of Formation of JOLIET LLC: 1140 Broadway, 4th Fl., NY, NY with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of Notice of Qual. of North 3rd Lender CROSSINGS HOLDINGS LLC. Arts. 10001. SSNY designated as agent of 08/16/13. Office location: NY County. State of NY (SSNY) on 7/9/13. LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY LLC upon whom process against it may SSNY designated as agent of LLC Office location: NY County. SSNY 3/26/13. Office loc.: NY County. LLC (SSNY) on 08/09/13. Office location: be served. SSNY shall mail process upon whom process against it may be designated as agent of LLC upon whom org. in DE 3/22/13. SSNY desig. as NY County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o process against it may be served. agent of LLC upon whom process Cohen Commercial Properties, 9 E. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Grant, Herrmann, Schwartz & Klinger SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, against it may be served. SSNY shall 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Notice of Formation of Gaming LLP, 675 Third Ave., 26th Fl., NY, NY 415 East 52nd St., NY, NY 10022. mail copy of proc. to NRAI, 111 SSNY designated as agent of LLC Management, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed 10017. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Purpose: any lawful activities. Eighth Ave., NY, NY 10011, the Reg. upon whom process against it may with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on Agt. upon whom proc. may be served. be served. SSNY shall mail process Notice of Formation of Marca Studio CHATSWORTH RIVERSIDE PARK 3 3/12/13. Office location: NY County. DE off. addr.: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste. to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed SSNY designated as agent of LLC 101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert. of Form. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. State of NY (SSNY) on 6/27/13. with the SSNY on 6/14/13. Office on file: SSDE, Townsend Bldg., Dover, upon whom process against it may be Office location: NY County. SSNY location: New York County. SSNY is DE 19901. Purp.: any lawful activities. Notice of Formation of Professional served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o designated agent upon process may be designated as agent upon whom Limited Liability Company: wanta- Merle Brown & Nakamura, P.C., 90 served and shall mail copy of process process against the LLC may be served. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF architect PLLC. Articles of Organization Broad St., Ste. 2201, NY, NY 10004- against LLC to principal business SSNY shall mail process to: Cohen & Carlania, LLC. Arts of Org filed with filed with Secretary of State of NY 2271. Purpose: any lawful purpose. address: 533 E 6th Street, #5, NY, Frankel, LLP, 11 E. 44th St., Ste. 1800, Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on (SSNY) on 6/6/2013. Office Location: NY 10009. Purpose: any lawful act. NY, NY 10017. General Purposes. 6/20/13. Office location: NY County. NY County. SSNY has been designated Notice of Formation of 352E55RS, LLC. SSNY designated as agent upon Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State NCC360 LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. as agent upon whom process may be Notice of Formation of Logan Spamer whom process may be served and of NY (SSNY) on 08/05/13. Office of Org. filed with the SSNY on served and shall mail copy of process Enterprises, LLC, Art. of Org. filed shall mail copy of process against location: NY County. Princ. office of 5/2/13. Office location: New York against PLLC to principal business Sec’y of State (SSNY) 2/13/13. Office LLC to principal business address: LLC: 230 W. 39th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY County. SSNY is designated as address: 66 Crosby Street, #3D, New location: NY County. SSNY designated c/o Shane Henty Sutton, P.C., 150 E 10018. SSNY designated as agent of agent upon whom process against York, NY, 10012. Purpose/character as agent of LLC upon whom process 58th St, 25th Fl, NY, NY 10155. LLC upon whom process against it may the LLC may be served. SSNY shall of PLLC: any lawful act. against it may be served. SSNY shall Purpose: any lawful act. be served. SSNY shall mail process to mail copy of process to Att: Donovan mail process to: Caputo & Boncardo, Notice of Formation of City Hall Sandeep Girdhar at the princ. office of CPAS, 538 Westchester Ave., Rye Spamer, 60 Sutton Place S., NY, NY NOTICE OF FORMATION OF JC Coffee LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 10022. Purpose: any lawful activities. Brook, NY 10573. General Purposes. Restaurants, LLC. Arts of Org filed NY Dept. of State on 2/20/13. Office with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on location: NY County. Princ. bus. addr.: NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Teng Tea Notice of Formation of GAVECORE NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of Ruchelman P.L.L.C. Arts of Org filed 6/28/13. Office location: NY County. 255 Canal St., Ste. 301, NY, NY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of SSNY designated as agent upon whom 10013. Sec. of State designated State of NY (SSNY) on 3/4/13. Office State of NY (SSNY) on 07/02/13. with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on location: NY County. SSNY designated 8/8/13. Office location: NY County. process may be served and shall mail agent of LLC upon whom process Office location: NY County. SSNY copy of process against LLC to: CT against it may be served and shall as agent upon whom process may be designated as agent of LLC upon SSNY designated agent upon whom served and shall mail copy of process process may be served and shall Corporation System, 111 Eighth Ave, mail process to: c/o Justin M. whom process against it may be NY, NY 10011. Principal business Zamparelli, Esq., Withers Bergman against LLC to: 88 2nd Ave #9, NY, NY served. SSNY shall mail process to mail copy of process against PLLC 10003. Principal business address: to principal business address: 150 E. address: 225 Nod Rd, Ridgefield, CT LLP, 430 Park Ave., 10th Fl., NY, NY the LLC, 505 Park Ave., 8th Fl., NY, NY 06877. Purpose: any lawful act. 10022. Purpose: all lawful purposes. 123 E 7th St, NY, NY 10009. 10022. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 58th St, 22nd Flr, NY, NY 10155. Purpose: any lawful act. Purpose: any lawful act. NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of NOTICE OF FORMATION OF NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Law Notice of Formation of Interiors by Rosenbloom Advisors, LLC. Arts of Org JSK At 200 Riverside, LLC. Appl. for TATANY MIRACLE LLC. Arts of Org Office of Shane D. Fuhrman PLLC. Elissa, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) Arts of Org filed with Secy of State Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on on 4/11/13. Office location: NY County. (SSNY) on 07/23/13. Off. loc: NY Co. on 6/25/13. Office location: NY of NY (SSNY) on 6/26/13. Office 7/25/13. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in IL on 10/18/12. SSNY Orig. juris: DE. SSNY designated as County. SSNY designated as agent location: NY County. SSNY designated SSNY designated as agent of LLC designated agent upon whom process agent of LLC upon whom process upon whom process may be served as agent upon whom process may upon whom process against it may may be served and shall mail copy of may be served. SSNY shall mail and shall mail copy of process be served and shall mail process be served. SSNY shall mail process process against LLC to principal process to 200 Riverside Blvd, #16A, against LLC to principal business against PLLC to principal business to: National Corporate Research, business: 1551 Mill Trail, Highland Attn: Amy B. Schneidkraut Kessler. address: 1400 2ND AVE, NY, NY address: 24 5th Ave, Apt 612A, NY, Ltd., 10 E. 40th St., 10th Fl., NY, NY Park, IL 60035. Cert. of LLC filed Purpose: General. 10021. Purpose: any lawful act. NY 10011. Purpose: any lawful act. 10016, the registered agent upon with Secy of State of IL located at: whom process may be served. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Notice of Formation of KRR Queens 3 213 State Capitol, Springfield, IL Notice of Formation of Cantillon & Purpose: any lawful activity. CVfromGreece LLC. Arts of Org filed LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of 62756. Purpose: any lawful act. Mann LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on State of NY (SSNY) on 7/3/13. Office Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on LATIN TALENT OF AMERICA, LLC, a 6/13/13. Office location: NY County. location: NY County. SSNY designated Notice of Qual. of Scopia EM domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with Management LLC, Auth. filed Sec’y of 5/23/13. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon as agent of LLC upon whom process SSNY designated as agent of LLC the SSNY on 7/18/13. Office location: whom process may be served and against it may be served. SSNY shall State (SSNY) 12/7/12. Office loc.: NY New York County. SSNY is designated County. LLC org. in DE 12/4/12. SSNY upon whom process against it may shall mail copy of process against mail process to: Richard A. Merhige, be served. SSNY shall mail process as agent upon whom process against LLC to principal business address: c/o Regency International, 11 East desig. as agent of LLC upon whom the LLC may be served. SSNY shall process against it may be served. to: John L. McCormack, 181 E. 73rd 10 Barclay St, #52A, NY, NY 10007. 26th St., NY, NY 10010. Purpose: St., Apt. 12C/D, NY, NY 10021. mail process to: The LLC, 15 William St., Purpose: any lawful act. any lawful activities. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to Att: #18, NY, NY 10005. General Purposes. Matthew Sirovich, 152 W. 57th St., 33rd Purpose: any lawful activity. GOLDEN CAPITAL GUARANTY LLC, AQUARIUM LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. Fl., NY, NY 10019. DE off. addr.: CSC, NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Notice of Formation of ANSE SALINE a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed of Org. filed with the SSNY on 7/3/13. 2711 Centerville Rd., Wilmington, DE KIKKERLAND RETAIL LLC. Arts of LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of with the SSNY on 3/19/13. Office Office location: New York County. 19808. Cert. of Form. on file: SSDE, Org filed with Secy of State of NY State of NY (SSNY) on 08/22/13. location: New York County. SSNY is SSNY is designated as agent upon Townsend Bldg., Dover, DE 19901. (SSNY) on 5/31/13. Office location: NY Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom whom process against the LLC may Purp.: any lawful activities. County. SSNY designated as agent designated as agent of LLC upon process against the LLC may be be served. SSNY shall mail process upon whom process may be served whom process against it may be served. served. SSNY shall mail process to: to: Gregor S. Bailar and Theresa Y. Notice of Formation of SAR III, LLC. and shall mail copy of process SSNY shall mail process to M. Nader The LLC, 575 Madison Ave, 10th Fl., Hong, 6653 Sorrel St., Mclean, VA Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State against LLC to principal business Ahari, 524 Broadway, Ste. 405, NY, NY NY, NY 10022. General Purposes. 22101. General Purposes. of NY (SSNY) on 07/19/13. Office address: 666 Broadway, Unit 4, NY, NY 10012. Purpose: Any lawful activity. location: NY County. Princ. office of 10012-2314. Purpose: any lawful act. Notice of formation of 2000 Broadway Notice of Formation of 9 Vandam LLC: 1 Penn Plaza, NY, NY 10119. Notice of Formation of Princeton 22A, L.L.C. Article of organization Street Associates I LLC. Arts. of SSNY designated as agent of LLC Notice of Formation of Maine Line Greene LLC, Art. of Org. filed Sec’y filed with the Secretary of State of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY upon whom process against it may Productions, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed of State (SSNY) 11/30/12. Office New York SSNY on April 24, 2013. (SSNY) on 7/25/13. Office location: be served. SSNY shall mail process with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on location: NY County. SSNY designated Office located in New York. SSNY NY County. SSNY designated as to Valley National Bank, 1455 Valley 7/2/13. Office location: NY County. as agent of LLC upon whom process has been designated for service of agent of LLC upon whom process Rd., Wayne, NJ 07470. Purpose: Any SSNY designated as agent of LLC against it may be served. SSNY shall process. SSNY shall mail copy of against it may be served. SSNY lawful activity. upon whom process against it may be mail copy of process to 375 Park any process served against the LLC., shall mail process to: The Company, served. SSNY shall mail process to Ave., Ste. 3401, NY, NY 10152. located at 2000 Broadway, Unit # 22A, 401 West 45th St., NY, NY 10036. NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of Purpose: any lawful activities. SunBurger 4 LLC. Authority filed with princ. bus. loc.: The LLC, 47 Great New York, NY 10023. Purpose: any Purpose: any lawful activities. Jones St., New York, NY 10012-1196. lawful purpose. Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on Notice of Formation of HDL NY L.P. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED 7/2/13. Office location: NY County. Purpose: any lawful activity. Cert. of LP filed with Secy. of State NOTICE OF FORMATION OF CEYLAN LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: GOOZ LLC formed in DE on 4/19/13. SSNY Notice of Formation of BLUEH20 of NY (SSNY) on 07/19/13. Office YAZAR CONSULTING LLC. Arts of PARK, LLC. Articles of Organization designated agent upon whom HOLDINGS, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed location: NY County. Latest date on Org filed with Secy of State of NY were filed with the Secretary of State process may be served and shall with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on which the LP may dissolve is 7/16/2113. (SSNY) on 6/26/13. Office location: NY of New York (SSNY) on 12/19/05. mail copy of process against LLC to 09/05/13. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LP County. SSNY designated as agent Office location: New York County. principal business address: 261 Princ. office of LLC: c/o Richard upon whom process against it may upon whom process may be served SSNY has been designated as agent Madison Ave, 9/Fl, NY, NY 10016. Zirinsky, Jr., 60 E. 56th St., 9th Fl., be served. SSNY shall mail process and shall mail copy of process against of the LLC upon whom process DE address of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated as to Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke LLC to: US CORP AGENTS, INC against it may be served. SSNY shall Centerville Rd, Ste 400, Wilmington, agent of LLC upon whom process LLP, Attn: Kirk O’Ferrall, 230 Park 7014 13TH AVE STE 202 BKLYN, NY mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o DE 19808. Cert of LLC filed with against it may be served. SSNY Ave., Ste. 1130, NY, NY 10169. 11228. Principal business address: Bryan W. Kishner, Esq., 89 Fifth Avenue, Secy of State of DE located: 401 shall mail process to the LLC at the Name and addr. of each general 212 E 95TH ST 6A NY, NY 10128. Suite 802, New York, New York 10003. Federal St, Ste 4, Dover, DE 19901. addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: partner are available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful act. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. Purpose: any lawful act. Any lawful activity. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

September 16, 2013 | Crain’s New York Business | 21 Anti-Mob agency bombs in Bronx

Continued from Page 3 In the meantime, business own- “Some of these questions [on the “I have a French pastry company ers like Edward Taylor of Down forms] speak to immigration sta- moving to Hunts Point from New Jer- East Seafood are hoping to make tus,” said Mr. Lipson.“An employee sey,”said Ms.Infante.“It doesn’t know the case that BIC’s tactics violate could be married to someone who that it will have to fill out these forms. labor laws. could get deported by answering It’s not a welcome wagon at all.” “My employees are fish-cutters, these questions.” warehouse workers and drivers, No-shows many of whom speak Spanish first, Big fees for forms BIC officials were invited to and this is very strange to them. It’s BIC required Down East Thursday’s event but did not attend. strange to me, too,” he said. Seafood to register with the agency A BIC spokesman said the Mr.Taylor has reached out to the about four months ago.The process buck ennis agency is simply exercising its right nonprofit organization Latino Jus- involved Mr. Taylor’s forking over MARKET MESS: Lease negotiations with the city are still on hold, mainly because of BIC. to investigate businesses under its tice, which is taking a look at the is- $4,000 in fees and completing ex- purview and pointed out two com- sues. tensive forms about himself and his panies in the area that it shut down “Latino Justice is deeply troubled business, a $20 million company spouses, among other queries. ery, which registered with BIC in last year because of their connec- by this, as the vast majority of these with 60 employees. Many of his employees were 2011, is also taken aback by BIC’s tions to organized crime. employees are Latinos,” said Foster About two weeks ago, BIC re- hired through so-called second- requirements. The spokesman added that “al- Maer,senior litigation counsel at the turned with a new requirement: Mr. chance programs sponsored by the “The process is invasive,” said though we [were] not able to attend organization. Taylor’s employees would need to city that help people with criminal Margaret Condyles, chief financial the event, we have an open line of Paul Lipson,former chief of staff apply for a photo ID—at about records.“My employees are scared,” officer of the company. “This is a communication with HPEDC and for Rep. José Serrano, D-Bronx, is $100 a pop—and complete an 11- Mr. Taylor said. “I believe this vio- small bakery. We are on private are available to address the issues of also consulting with the businesses page form in English requesting the lates their civil rights.” property, and this is costing a great registered businesses in the area.” on a pro bono basis. Social Security numbers of past Another business, Il Forno Bak- deal of money.” Ⅲ

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22 | Crain’s New York Business | September 16, 2013 The real runway

Continued from Page 3 sented her floral-inspired spring ful of looks walked down the runway. collection at a small flower shop in These one-on-one showroom Chelsea earlier this month. visits, scheduled around Fashion Week when collections are debuted Intimate presentation for the coming season, allow buyers “We wanted to do something dif- to calmly sip coffee as they price, ferent and have more of an intimate touch, try on and style clothing be- presentation where we can spend fore ordering it for their racks. Of- more time talking to the buyers,”said ten, the appointments result in ex- Ms. Pozgay, who was on hand to of- clusive tweaks, such as producing a fer pastries,coffee and mimosas to at- pair of pants in a tendees.“I can ex- different fabric or plain the clothes; color just for the they can touch it store. and feel it.” Small busi- Once buyers nesses like three- get a sense of the year-old Dagny season, they work

buck ennis simply don’t have with design the womanpower houses to adjust worked for Mr. Zakheim for to attend most looks for their Suit: Hospital bled dry decades, was installed as Peninsula’s shows,even those FLAVOR SAMPLE: Olive & Bette’s Stacey specific cus- president even as he remained Re- of the labels they Pecor (left) discusses trends of the season. tomers. For ex- vival’s chief operating officer for a already stock at ample, though Continued from Page 1 in Revival Home Health Care’s op- short time. Mr. Miller did not re- their Bowery- cropped tops are enue that would be diverted to a web erations or finances. spond to a request for comment. based shop, such a big trend for of Revival entities. She alleges that An attorney for Mr. Zakheim, In another example of the con- as Timo Wei- spring, Ms. Pecor the engineer behind the plot was David Rabbach, said it is an ex- trol Mr. Zakheim exerted over land. knows that her Steven Zakheim, a Brooklyn health tremely difficult time for the Zak- Peninsula,the lawsuit alleges that he “During stroller-pushing care executive who had already been heim family, given Mr. Zakheim’s told Mr. Miller to change the pa- Fashion Week, clientele might blacklisted by the state Department death. He declined to comment on tient-intake process so that Mr. we have so many not be inclined to of Health for misconduct and whose the lawsuit. On behalf of the Zak- Zakheim could keep tabs on which buying appoint- bare their involvement would have been a red heim family, he said that when the doctors were bringing in the most ments,” Ms. midriffs. She flag for regulators—had they been hospital “was several days away from money relative to their salaries.“We Titelman said. plans to buy with told he was bankrolling the plan. being closed in September 2011,the want to keep the high admitters and “We’re just two SNAPPY STYLE: Ilsa Werther of Wink takes layered looks in Mr.Zakheim’s wife,Faye,owned Zakheims lent approximately $3.5 kill the low ones,” he allegedly said, people, and there photos at the Clover Canyon presentation. mind so her cus- Revival, but the lawsuit claims that million to Peninsula and expended according to the lawsuit. are only so many tomers have more Mr. Zakheim controlled all Revival considerable time and effort in order places we can be of a choice. entities as well as several other relat- to try to save lives and jobs.” Conflicts of interest at one time.” “We don’t ed companies. The Peninsula State health officials,aware of Mr. Mr. Zakheim also allegedly Of course, the know if crop tops takeover was Mr. Zakheim’s “illegal Zakheim’s past, initially raised con- turned Peninsula into a customer for glamour and are an Olive & scheme to acquire the debtors cerns about his possible involvement his other health care holdings. showiness of the Bette’s girly look [Peninsula and its nursing home] with Peninsula.But regulators lacked Peninsula paid at least $1.3 million runway shows that our customer and integrate them into his health the power to subpoena Peninsula’s to people or entities associated with can be useful in would feel com- care empire,” according to the law- board, executives and Revival. Ms. Mr. Zakheim. He used his access to the right dosage. fortable with, so suit. Mr. Zakheim and Peninsula’s Jones’ lawsuit highlights the state’s Peninsula’s operations to keep tabs Some buyers at- we have to inter- president, who was secretly on Re- limited ability to intervene in the on business opportunities that could tend a few just to pret spring 2014 vival’s payroll, duped the DOH in management of hospitals it regulates. be steered to companies he owned. get hints of the X MARKS THE SPOT: Ms. Titelman (right) of for her,” she said, part because the state did not have Using the trustee’s subpoena The lawsuit alleges that Mr. Zak- directions that Dagny + Barstow fashions a strappy look. noting that she’ll the power to fully investigate its sus- power to access documents and take heim received on a daily basis the designers are pile longer blous- picions that Mr.Zakheim was back- depositions, Ms. Jones describes— discharge reports generated when planning for the es,tunics and tank ing Revival, the suit alleges. through daily email exchanges be- patients left the hospital—access season. tops beneath the truncated style. It was only through Ms. Jones’ tween Mr. Zakheim and Mr. that let him identify any patient who “New York Fashion Week is real- broad powers, granted under bank- Miller—how Mr. Zakheim was al- might need home health care or ly about the sense of the season—it’s Crunching numbers ruptcy law to pursue millions of dol- legedly pulling the strings at Penin- medical supplies. about the hair, the makeup, the mu- At four-store chain Wink, co- lars owed to Peninsula’s creditors,that sula for his own gain. He hired a One day in November 2011, Mr. sic, the look—not necessarily indi- owner and buyer Ilse Werther and Mr. Zakheim’s allegedly deep in- longtime Revival executive, Todd Zakheim “berated” Mr. Miller be- vidual pieces from a collection,” ex- her purchasing team of three check volvement in Peninsula came to light. Miller, as the hospital’s president, cause only three of five patients dis- plained Stacey Pecor, owner of out more than 100 collections each But the resolution of the suit,filed even though Mr.Miller did not have charged for home care were directed four-store Olive & Bette’s, noting season, but attend barely 20 shows. in late August,is far from certain.Mr. any hospital management experi- to his Revival agency,and none were that 99.9% of the buying is done After viewing the 25-piece spring Zakheim died earlier this month. ence. Mr. Miller reported directly to diagnosed as needing any medical away from the runway. Her compa- presentation of Los Angeles-based Mr. Zakheim. Mr. Zakheim was equipment,according to the lawsuit. ny sells more than two dozen con- brand Clover Canyon last week,Ms. Checkered history even given an authorized Peninsula “Why two cases to VNS & temporary womenswear designers, Werther planned a showroom visit The state had long been con- identification card in September MJHS?” Mr. Zakheim asked, refer- including Fashion Week stalwarts to examine the 100-plus looks that cerned with Mr. Zakheim’s business 2011 that allowed him to “come and ring to two competitors. “Can’t be- Nanette Lepore and Rebecca Taylor. the design house created for spring. practices. In 2003, he submitted a go throughout the facilities as he lieve that not one patient needed Even designers admit that run- It is one of dozens of such ap- false application for an emergency pleased.” even a cane.” way shows have become so overdone pointments that will happen after medical technician license by attest- Under oath, Mr. Miller was Ms. Jones alleges that Mr. and ostentatious that they are often the hoopla has ended. She will ing he had never been convicted of a asked why he allowed Mr. Zakheim Miller’s inexperience hastened unproductive, beyond generating crunch numbers, check out histori- crime, when he had been convicted full access to the hospital’s emer- Peninsula’s unraveling. Mr. Miller, press. During the recession, many cal data to see what pieces work best of a misdemeanor for sexual assault. gency department despite the fact for example, had been warned that fashion labels turned to open-house for which store, and try to negotiate The lawsuit also describes a whistle- Mr.Zakheim had “no medical train- the hospital’s lab was facing prob- presentations—a simpler fashion as many exclusive garments as pos- blower case against Mr. Zakheim ing and no formal or disclosed rela- lems.But he allegedly took no mean- display on mannequins or models— sible. Currently,one-fifth of Wink’s and his ambulance companies,Met- tionship”with Peninsula.Mr.Miller ingful action for months to fix them. that cost just a fraction of the merchandise is exclusive. ropolitan Ambulance & First Aid answered that Mr. Zakheim was a On Feb.23,2012,the DOH sus- $50,000-plus price of a runway “There’s a lot of discussion with Corp.and Metro North Ambulance “brilliant businessman who has pended the hospital’s lab services af- spectacle. every single item that we pick,” said Corp., alleging he “caused the use of about 30 years of experience work- ter finding “serious deficiencies in That strategy has stuck around, Ms. Werther, who opened her hundreds of forged documents for ing in most of the major hospitals in the administration and operation mainly because it puts designers face fourth boutique,on Bleecker Street, the purpose of defrauding Medicare New York City.” relating to the clinical laboratory,” to face with their buyers. Alexandra in March. of millions of dollars.” In another But Mr. Zakheim, like Mr. according to the lawsuit. That was Weiner, who launched e-commerce “It’s exciting that we’ve gone to a example listed in the suit, Mr. Zak- Miller, had “no experience adminis- the hospital’s final blow. When Mr. site Figure & Form earlier this year, show and gotten a feeling for the heim “pled guilty to making an ille- tering a hospital,” according to the Miller learned the news, he imme- said most of the apparel lines she line, but that’s just the start—then gal campaign contribution.” lawsuit. Mr. Zakheim ran ambu- diately emailed Mr. Zakheim, ac- stocks are too small to put on a ma- the real work begins.” Ⅲ In 2005, the DOH required the lance companies, a medical supply cording to subpoenaed emails. jor runway show. Zakheims to sign affidavits stating firm and Revival, the home health Mr. Zakheim’s response: “Can’t Whitney Pozgay, the designer LISTEN to a discussion at he would not have any involvement care agency. Mr. Miller, who had we bribe anyone?” Ⅲ behind three-year-old Whit, pre- CrainsNewYork.com/podcasts

September 16, 2013 | Crain’s New York Business | 23 “He was the same as Bloomberg, members—the most spent on his at least while he was in the City campaign by any sector. Execs see past de Blasio rhetoric Council,” said Daniel Goldstein, a Mr. de Blasio’s comments about community activist who battled At- community hospitals and advocacy Continued from Page 1 Mr. Freidman said that the city’s flects a more conciliatory approach lantic Yards for a decade. for Brooklyn’s bankrupt Long Is- populist rhetoric. elite may be more willing to pay to it. He bucked local opposition in On that project, Mr. de Blasio land College Hospital have raised Three of Mr. de Blasio’s biggest higher taxes for better services, as Brooklyn to support the Atlantic helped hammer out a community- expectations among health care campaign bundlers are affiliated Mr. de Blasio has called for, than Yards project, a benefits agreement with Forest City workers. But the city can do little to with the yellow-cab industry: Taxi they are willing to admit. Toll Brothers Ratner calling for union construc- save hospitals like LICH or Inter- Club Management President “We have a responsibility,” Mr. luxury-apart- tion jobs and 2,000 units of afford- faith Medical Center, which Mr. de Evgeny “Gene” Freidman, Metro- Freidman said. “We’ve all been suc- ment plan along able housing, none of which has Blasio has also loudly defended.The politan Taxicab Board of Trade cessful on the backs of other people the Gowanus been built. Forest City Executive candidate said he wants to get rid of lawyer Richard Emery and the trade in New York City.” Canal and high- Vice President Robert Sanna later costly outside consultants and part- group’s executive director, Jean Mr. Freidman wouldn’t say what end condos in gathered more than $13,000 in do- ner fiscally strained hospitals with Barrett. his industry expects from Mr. de Brooklyn nations for the de Blasio campaign. flagship institutions that can pool Combined, the three have raised Blasio, but other taxi insiders said Bridge Park. Executives from Toll Brothers, Ex- resources and share best practices. more than $120,000 for the public they would lobby him to limit the “He’s very tell Development and Silverstein But the state government has the advocate. They hope to dismantle number of green outer-borough obviously mak- Properties also raised money for final say in many of these decisions, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s outer- cabs allowed on the streets, and to ing a concen- SPENDING$25 PER him. and sources said Gov. Andrew borough street-hail plan and the place more restrictions on those trated effort VOTE by the de Cuomo has no interest in propping “Taxi of Tomorrow.” And to their Blasio campaign Hospital industry ally cabs. right now to in the Democratic up failing hospitals. delight, Mr. de Blasio has vocally The real estate community,for its court us,” said primary Steven Spinola, president of the “I don’t know what de Blasio has opposed legalizing non-yellow-cab part, has reason to believe Mr. de one real estate Real Estate Board of New York, in mind other than using the bully street hails and has criticized the Blasio will continue Mr. executive. “That praised Mr. de Blasio as someone pulpit,”said one insider with knowl- Taxi of Tomorrow for not being Bloomberg’s boosterism for the in- could be part of $67K who will work with the industry. “I edge of the state’s plans. wheelchair-accessible or assembled dustry—and perhaps back off his a larger tack to AMOUNT RAISED think Bill de Blasio understands Mr.de Blasio is still an enigma to by Bill de Blasio’s in the city. promises to roll back subsidies for the center,an ef- top bundler, that the objective is to create hous- some in the business community, Mr. de Blasio penned op-eds, developers. fort to squash securities lawyer ing and not just have programs that even those who have worked with wrote letters and pounded his bully real estate mon- Jay Eisenhofer say they have to do it,” Mr. Spinola him over the years. Lisa Gomez, an pulpit, and taxi interests rewarded Courting real estate ey to [Republi- said. “But I think we can work that executive at L+M Development him by pouring cash into his cam- True, the public advocate has can nominee out.” Partners, raised more than $13,000 paign, more than they gave any oth- spoken harshly about real estate Joseph] Lhota, INDEPENDENT$199K It’s less clear what the health care for Mr. de Blasio based on his com- er candidate.When he comes under during the campaign. In July, he or a genuine SPENDING in industry can get from the man who mitment to build more affordable attack for being too liberal,his back- said, “Last time I checked, it wasn’t recognition that support of Mr. has championed its cause of saving housing, a focus of her firm. But she ers in the taxi world leap to his de- the real estate industry’s town and he needs to co- de Blasio during hospitals,given their heavy financial acknowledges that the candidate the primary fense by highlighting his promise to we were just living in it.” And at his operate with the campaign needs and dependence on state gov- must still spell out how he will live break from the Bloomberg years. victory party after the Sept. 10 pri- industry to ac- ernment. But at the very least, it up to his campaign platform. “When Bill talks about the status mary, Mr. de Blasio decried “luxury complish his would have a cheerleader at City “The rubber has not yet met the quo … it’s very hard to hear that condos” replacing “community hos- agenda. It is probably a mix of all Hall. At his primary-night victory road—he hasn’t gotten elected,” somebody’s going to blow that up,” pitals.” He has pledged to require three.” party,Mr.de Blasio was preceded on Ms.Gomez said.“And he has to fig- said Mr. Freidman, a taxi fleet own- developers to include affordable Critics say that despite his anti- stage by George Gresham, the pres- ure out how he’s going to pay for his er who manages 800 cabs and has housing in their projects. Bloomberg campaign theme, Mr. ident of the mighty health care visionary agenda.” Ⅲ bundled more than $50,000 for Mr. But he has raised almost de Blasio represents continuity with workers’ union 1199 SEIU, which newscom de Blasio. “He’s not a yes-man. He $300,000 from the industry—about the mayor’s pro-development spent more than $2 million promot- LISTEN to a discussion at tells you how he feels.” 9% of his total—and his history re- agenda. ing his campaign to its 200,000 CrainsNewYork.com/podcasts

don’t want to go back.” hard look at de Blasio. And they’re Decision time for Lhota watchers Given Mr. de Blasio’s momen- going to take a second look at Joe.” tum, Mr. Lhota must reach beyond That will be an uphill fight, as the his inner circle, perhaps even to dis- vanquished Democrats have all Continued from Page 1 more than $10,000 for him, six mer Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro, a affected supporters of Mr. de Bla- pledged to support their party’s nom- perceived as Mayor Michael worked in the administration with politically connected attorney who, sio’s vanquished Democratic rivals. inee.A number of Democrats crossed Bloomberg’s business-friendly suc- Mr. Lhota, who was deputy mayor in classic bet-hedging style, was also During the Republican primary, party lines to support Mr.Bloomberg cessor. But in last week’s Democra- and budget di- a major bundler for the Democratic billionaire opponent John Catsima- in his 2005 and 2009 re-election cam- tic primary,Ms.Quinn placed a dis- rector. Many of Mr.Thompson; Agostino Cangemi, tidis repeatedly said that Mr. Lhota paigns, but Mr. Lhota lacks several tant third, while the most liberal them retain ties an assistant counsel in the Giuliani could not compete in November be- advantages that the mayor had: in- contender, Public Advocate Bill de to city govern- administration who is now a lobby- cause of a lack of resources. Mr. cumbency, weak competition and an Blasio, outpaced the field. Former ment. ist; John Odermatt, a former com- Bloomberg, running as a Republi- unlimited campaign budget. city Comptroller Bill Thompson, Mr. Lhota’s missioner of the Office of Emer- can and independent, spent more Mr. Lhota’s third-largest who like Ms. Quinn is perceived as biggest cam- gency Management and now a than $100 million to eke out a third fundraiser, Joseph Dussich of JAD business-friendly, finished a distant paign bundler is managing director at Citigroup; and term in 2009. Corp. of America, stands out as second and may not even qualify for Robert Harding, John Mascialino, a former official in the rare business-owning Lhota a runoff with Mr. de Blasio. an attorney who the Department of Citywide Ad- Billionaire steps up bundler whose company might ben- The results raise the question of has raised more ministrative Services and an attorney Mr.Lhota is getting help from an efit from a Lhota mayoralty. Mr. whether the business community than $41,000, SPENDING$122 PER who now heads Greenberg Traurig’s outside group called New Yorkers Dussich,a Queens building mainte- will move behind Mr.Lhota,despite much of it from VOTE by the Lhota government and law policy practice. for Proven Leadership, which was nance supplies dealer who had campaign in the his odds in a city with six Democrats his politically Republican Mr. Lhota’s post-Giuliani stint started by three former Giuliani raised more than $32,000 through for every Republican. Mr. Lhota prominent law primary as an executive vice president of Ca- aides. It has already received July, received a visit from Mr. Lhota had raised a total of $2 million as of firm, Greenberg blevision is also proving helpful in $290,000 from billionaire David in August during a tour of small late August, compared with Mr. de Traurig. his run for mayor. The company’s Koch and his wife and is launching businesses. Mr. Lhota touted the Blasio’s $4.4 million. But Mr. de Mr. Harding $41K president and CEO, James Dolan, a national fundraising effort touting mint-scented trash bags sold by Mr. Blasio’s tax-and-spend pledges may is the son of the AMOUNT RAISED has raised more than $19,000, while Mr. Lhota as a moderate Republi- Dussich that can repel mice, rac- by Joseph Lhota’s change that. “The real estate indus- late Liberal Par- top bundler, Richard Hochman, a business con- can who can win in a deep-blue city. coons and other critters. try and others in New York have to ty head Ray- former Giuliani sultant who is Mr. Lhota’s second- Like Mr. Lhota’s campaign, the During the visit, Mr. Dussich, be noticing Bill de Blasio’s rhetoric,” mond Harding, aide Robert biggest fundraiser, has served on committee might struggle to get who did not return a request for said Republican consultant Bill who had ex- Harding Cablevision’s board of directors. enough donations to make a major comment, lamented that the Parks O’Reilly. “There’s no going back to tremely close Mr. Hochman said he does not impact, as New York Republicans Department was rebuffing his ef- the center from where he is.” ties with Mr. have business before the city that have in recent statewide elections. forts to sell the trash bags to the city. Giuliani and INDEPENDENT$120K would benefit from a Lhota admin- But a spokesman for the group, Mr.Lhota called it the type of prod- Friends supply funds later pleaded SPENDING in istration. He gave to Mr. Lhota, he Michael McKeon, said he believed uct that could keep manufacturing support of Mr. So far, business interests have guilty to securi- Lhota during the added,because of their personal rela- business supporters of Ms. Quinn jobs in the city. wagered more on Mr. de Blasio, ties violations in primary campaign tionship and because he believes the and Mr. Thompson would now “Of course you can,if you put your whose major campaign contribu- 2009. The son’s candidate would preserve the gains flock to Mr. Lhota. mind to it,”Mr.Lhota said,according tors, such as the real estate and taxi appointment as Mr. Giuliani’s of the Bloomberg and Giuliani eras. “I think people who supported to The New York Times. “But you’ve industries, have financial stakes in budget director in 1998 raised eye- “I grew up in this city,” Mr. the other candidates are now going got to think about what the products city policy. Mr. Lhota’s biggest brows because he had little experi- Hochman said. “I saw it in 1969, I to take a harder look at a guy who is are that New Yorkers need.” Ⅲ fundraisers have been former Giu- ence managing fiscal matters. saw it in the 1980s, and for the past the most liberal candidate and the liani administration colleagues. Of Other major Lhota bundlers farthest to the left,” said Mr. LISTEN to a discussion at 20 years, Giuliani and Bloomberg CrainsNewYork.com/podcasts the 11 bundlers who have raised from the Giuliani world include for- made it such a better place to live. I McKeon. “They’re going to take a

24 | Crain’s New York Business | September 16, 2013 HELLUVA TOWN INSIDE Source Lunch Jeff More food Levick plays a different for Flatiron tune at Spotify PAGE 26 Foodies will have one more reason Out and About to nosh in the Flatiron district, which is fast becoming a culinary Anna Nicole comes to hot spot.This week, ilili, a popular PAGE 27 Lebanese eatery in the Brooklyn neighborhood, is opening a kiosk (rendering below) at the pedestrian plaza just west of Madison Square ilili box Flatiron Green Park. joins HOME STYLE: Café —a kiosk on the south side of Preparing Blue Apron the plaza—as well as Eataly, Shake meals allows Marcelo Shack and the dozen or so area Eduardo to spend time restaurants that have recently with his family. debuted or are about to open. “Until now, it was always a difficult neighborhood, where businesses opened and closed,”

said Philippe Massoud, ilili’s chef and owner. The kiosk will operate nearly year-round, offering some of the menu favorites, including falafel sandwiches and lamb or duck shawarma, as well as beer and wine. Mr. Massoud won a competition in 2010 to open the box, but the project was delayed when the Flatiron Development Corp. decided to equip the kiosks with electricity rather than relying on noisy, gas-guzzling generators. —lisa fickenscher Cleveland rocks

Cleveland could be the latest city to benefit as local artists flee New York’s high cost of living. Several nonprofits there recently hosted a “Welcome to Cleveland” weekend, offering an all-expenses-paid tour of eight neighborhoods and an introduction to the city’s artist- friendly financing, including grants for public art projects and homes priced as low as $6,500 (below). Seth Beattie, strategic initiatives director of the KitchenKitchen convenienceconvenience Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, said helping artists buy homes is a win-win: It returns DeliveryDelivery servicesservices provideprovide thethe rawraw ingredientsingredients thatthat vacant properties time-challengedtime-challenged NewNew YorkersYorkers justjust cookcook andand eateat to the city’s

tax base buck ennis while helping a group with BY JEN GELLER WELL FED significant barriers to or Marcelo Eduardo, the adage “Happy wife, happy life” is embodied in an home ownership. Internet food-delivery service that helps him cook dinner three nights a week. “Even if ¶ The technology executive moved to Brooklyn from Brazil two years ago for you’re just 170K work with his pregnant wife in tow. While Mr. Eduardo quickly immersed selling one NUMBER OF MEALS house, you himself in his job as a partner at the digital design firm Work & Co., his wife can begin Blue Apron delivers to justify this type of marketing had a harder time adjusting. “She couldn’t explore the city or take as many a month experience,” he said. classes as she had hoped with a new baby. I would come home and eat Creatives, too, are feeling the something quickly, then finish up work on the computer at night. She was so returns. Writer Jim Mason, who lived in New York for 27 years lonely.” ¶ Mr. Eduardo wanted to help out more at home but didn’t have that much time.Then, a before moving to Cleveland in few months back, someone told him about Blue Apron, a Williamsburg, Brooklyn-based 2010, said, “I’ve done more Fcompany that provides ready-to-cook meals with premeasured ingredients as well as cooking readings since I moved here than $10M when I lived in Brooklyn.” instructions. He started whipping up dinner a few nights a week and spending time in the kitchen AMOUNT HELLOFRESH He added, “It just seems like a more literary place, to be honest.” with his wife. “Her mood improved immediately,” he said. “It became like a ritual for us.” ¶ RAISED in November —irina ivanova Welcome to the latest chapter in New York’s foodie revolution. See CONVENIENCE on Page 26 2012 to launch

LISTEN to a discussion at CrainsNewYork.com/podcasts September 16, 2013 | Crain’s New York Business | 25 SOURCE and travels extensively, as does her fiancé, a software executive. They LUNCH: Convenience used to come home exhausted to an JEFF LEVICK empty refrigerator, with little desire to cook. by Matthew Flamm Continued from Page 25 HelloFresh, a similar service, “It didn’t feel healthy or terribly While cooking may be the hobby du launched in January with about responsible how much takeout we jour,many New Yorkers are short on $10 million in backing. The ate. Now we are spending a lot less the time and space it often takes to Manhattan-based company works on groceries, which we were always create elaborate dinners. With Blue with local farms to provide fresh in- throwing away,” Ms. Tischler said. Playing a different Apron and its rivals HelloFresh and gredients and offers a bit more flex- “I’m sure my local sushi place isn’t Plated, customers choose their ibility than some competitors, with pleased with the hit they took from menus online and receive the raw eight menu options to choose from me doing this, but I feel a lot better tune at Spotify fixings in refrigerated boxes. The each week. CEO and co-founder about it.” services deliver once a week, usually Hamish Shephard, a former invest- As with most hot trends,compe- providing three dinners per box. ment banker from Britain, says din- tition is fierce. Plated launched late Blue Apron’s offerings recently inner should be much more rewarding in 2012, and delivers up and down eff Levick, a Google veteran back over half a billion dollars to cluded chicken paillard with warm than takeout. the Eastern Seaboard. The service and former head of ad sales at rights holders. Nearly 70% of our potato salad, and saffron bulgur compiles recipes from acclaimed AOL, joined streaming mu- revenues goes to them. pilaf with early fall vegetables. So long, Styrofoam chefs. Plated’s pricing is a bit high- sic service Spotify two years Launched in spring 2012 by “Eating out of Styrofoam isn’t er, with the average meal costing ago as the Stockholm-based Do you think digital music services will former venture capitalist Matt the best feeling in the world,” he about $12. Jcompany’s Manhattan- bring growth back to the music Salzburg, Blue Apron began with said. “Cooking a meal and doing Mr.Shephard of HelloFresh says based advertising chief.He is industry? truck deliveries in New York and something creative, that resonates that it maintains healthy margins by now chief marketing and revenue The goal is to make this a flourish- quickly grew to cover nearly every- with a lot of people.” having no excess inventories and officer, charged with leading the ing industry. It won’t look like it did where east of the Mississippi.It now Last month, the company deliv- going directly from supplier to cus- company’s expansion—including 20 years ago, but not many indus- delivers more than 170,000 meals a ered 50,000 meals, double the total tomer. He added that the company its recent move to new quarters at tries do. The big differentiator is month. of the previous month.Menu entrée has a sophisticated logistics system, 620 Sixth Ave., where it will be that, in a walled-off world where With an infusion of $5 million in items might include roasted chick- allowing only a minuscule delivery- building a tech hub by hiring 130 you listen to music track by track, new capital this past August— en salad with green tea-ponzu error rate. engineers. you hear a finite amount of music. bringing its funding up to $8 mil- vinaigrette, beef kofta with almond Mr. Salzburg said Blue Apron Spotify,which has both a free ad- What we’re doing is opening up ac- lion—Blue Apron will be able to ex- couscous, and other options. makes a profit with every box sold. supported service and one that costs cess to more music, which allows tend its reach to 80% of the country, The key demographic of a “We want to become a household $10 a month, more than doubled its consumers to find more bands, including much of the West Coast HelloFresh customer is a profes- name and change the way people revenue in 2012, to $574 million. which means more artists get their as well as select markets in Col- sional in his or her 30s or 40s living approach eating,” he added. Losses widened, however, to $78 work heard. orado, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah in an urban area. The average cus- If his early customers are any in- million from $60 million. and New Mexico. tomer stays with HelloFresh for 10 dication, he may be well on his way. You have big sponsorship deals with the Mr.Eduardo says the $9.99-per- or more deliveries, and the compa- Mr. Eduardo recalls one time It’s great to be able to hear all this likes of Coca-Cola but no ads for smaller meal he pays is a bargain, consider- ny says it is on track to turn a profit when his super picked up the Blue music on Spotify, but it doesn’t look like companies. Why? ing the convenience it provides. in its first year.Unsurprisingly,New Apron delivery and forgot to tell you’re getting closer to being profitable. We have been focused on big While FreshDirect offers grocery York is HelloFresh’s biggest market, him about it.By the time he remem- All those numbers are brands. It doesn’t mean delivery and he loves the restaurant with Washington, D.C., second. bered, the food had gone bad. “It eight months stale. Since WHERE we won’t be [working options in his area, Blue Apron has Melissa Tischler, a tech consult- practically ruined my week,” he then, we’ve launched in 16 with smaller companies], introduced the couple to foods and ant at Fahrenheit 212 who lives on said. “I went to the store to try and countries and have 24 mil- THEY but there’s enough of a de- spices they would have never tried at the Upper West Side, has been a fan get the ingredients but it wasn’t the lion active listeners [versus DINED mand from large brands. just half the price of the average of HelloFresh since it launched.She same. I didn’t realize how much it 20 million last year]. If we TAKUMI TACO Our audience base is takeout order. often works unpredictable hours meant to me until I didn’t have it.” wanted to stop growing, Pier 57, West young influencers and we could probably be prof- 15th Street at trendsetters,which is a re- the West Side itable today. Right now Highway ally attractive audience our main focus is reinvest- www.tacotruck for top brands. CRAIN’S TOURISM AND THE CITY ing in the business, grow- .marketmymarket ing globally and becoming .com You’re not focused on Join Crain’s New York Business and the industry experts to explore how BUSINESS the world’s largest music AMBIENCE: expanding the ad business the tourism industry is continuing to drive and reshape New York’s streaming service in a way Basically a food the way Pandora is? OF SERIES economy and discuss recommendations for the next administration. that allows us to become stand in an open- Our advertising business air warehouse. profitable over time. Noisy but fast. is important, but it’s not the most important busi- PANELISTS: There are plenty of streaming WHAT THEY ATE: Spicy tuna ness. It allows people to music services—Pandora, tacos, short rib access the service [for Rdio, Rhapsody and, soon, tacos, spicy tuna free], enjoy the service— iTunes Radio. What’s special nachos George Fertitta Steven Pipes and if the product is good about Spotify? Diet Coke, enough, they’ll pay for it. CEO, NYC & Company President, Le Parker Meridien We think we’ve got a great water We have 6 million sub- service consumers love, TOTAL: $32 scribers paying $120 a and as much as we’re a year. Rhapsody has exist- technology company, we’re a music ed for 10 years and has amassed 1 company—we don’t just have a mu- million paying users.There’s no on- Tracy Nieporent Cristyne Nicholas sic “offering.” Also, from day one, ramp to paid—it’s either pay on day Director of Marketing & Partner, Chair, New York State Spotify has been social. Before anyone or don’t come in. one else, we made music shareable. The Myriad Restaurant Group Tourism Advisory Council You’ve been around the block in the tech Some musicians have complained about world. How does Spotify compare with how little Spotify pays. past employers, like Google? A lot gets written about whether I was fortunate to join Google in DATE: COST TO ATTEND: Spotify is good for this or good for 2001, when there were 300 employ- Wednesday, September 25, 2013 $80 for individual ticket(s). that. The reality is our founder ees. It was fun to be part of a team PLACE: $800 for priority reserved seats of ten (10). [Daniel Ek] is a musician, and he that was changing something.There John Jay College of Criminal Justice You must be pre-registered to attend this event. No refunds permitted. 524 West 59th Street started the company because he are parallels to [Spotify].We’ve gone For more information, contact Alexis Sinclair at 212-210-0739 or [email protected] loved everything that was right from 300 employees to a thousand, TIME: For sponsorship information, contact Nancy Adler at 212-210-0278 or [email protected]. 8:00 am - 8:30 am: Networking Breakfast about Napster and hated everything and from nine markets to 28. The 8:30 am - 9:30 am: Program Host Sponsors: that wasn’t right about Napster, most important thing to me is it’s a which was that artists weren’t get- founder-led company with an ex- ting paid. Spotify has already paid treme focus on the product.

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CULTURE FIX CAREER BUILDER SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 TO MONDAY, JANUARY 20 The American Business Forum of The Museum of Modern Art will Europe will host a lecture by AARP showcase an artist’s meditation on the President Robert Romasco called THE act of drawing with DOROTHEA IMPACT OF AGING ON ECONOMIC ROCKBURNE: DRAWING WHICH MAKES DEVELOPMENT IN THE U.S. AND EUROPE ITSELF. The artist uses carbon paper and at the McCann-Erickson Building, the wall itself to map out lines that 622 Third Ave. The event starts at 6 affect the p.m. with a networking session, and the viewer’s presentation itself will be at 6:30 p.m. perception of Registration is free for members of the gallery. ABFE and $35 for nonmembers. It is brian wimer

The museum available online at www.abfe.biz. Fire Commissioner SALVATORE CASSANO at the fourth annual hill getty image taylor is at 11 W. Read-a-thon sponsored by the Brooke Jackman Foundation, BENNY, ISLA, ELIZA and MATT SCHECKNER at the Sept. 10 benefit for 53rd St. and is open every day except WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 which promotes literacy for disadvantaged children. The event Tuesday’s Children. The event raised $400,000 for the organization, which helps Tuesday. Admission for adults is $25. The first rule of networking: Don’t talk was held Sept. 7. Ms. Jackman was killed in the Sept. 11 Sept. 11 victims’ families as well as those suffering from terrorist attacks around For more information, visit about networking, or at least that’s the attacks, and the foundation was started by her family. the world. www.moma.org. premise of SWAP THE BIZ SOCIAL SPEED NETWORKING. Guests at the rooftop SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 lounge party will be encouraged to For those who missed it the first time mingle and exchange cards, but no around 30 years ago, the Museum of the business talk will be allowed, based on Moving Image offers a chance to see the theory that the best business Tony Montana on the big screen in relationships stem from social ones. SCARFACE. The screening is part of the The event, which includes a raffle for a museum’s “See It Big” series, which will trip to Cancún, goes from 6:30 p.m. to also include Raiders of the Lost Ark and 9:30 p.m. at the 75 Wall Rooftop L’Avventura. Scarface starts at 6:30 p.m. Terrace and Lounge, at 75 Wall St. The museum is at 36-01 35th Ave. in Registration starts at $45 in advance, Astoria, Queens. The film is free with and goes up incrementally by $10 as museum admission, which is $12 for the event approaches, with $85 the cost adults. Members can reserve tickets in on the day of the party. Register at advance at (718) 777-6800. www.swap thebiz.com. carmen campo

DON’T MISS ANNA NICOLE RICHARD LEFRAK, KAREN LEFRAK, JENNIFER MYLES, GLENN MYLES and lozovsky bfa benjamin TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, DAVID KOCH at the Aug. 24 fundraiser for the Prostate Cancer Foundation, which JAY FIELDEN and LAUREN BUSH LAUREN at a party hosted TO SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 brought in more than $3 million. by Town & Country and Bergdorf Goodman on Sept. 10. BAM and the New York City Opera have joined forces to present ANNA NICOLE. Originally See more of this week’s Snaps online at CrainsNewYork.com/galleries. commissioned by London’s Royal Opera House, the opera uses classical techniques to tell the very contemporary story of the life and death of Anna Nicole Smith. The opera is at the Peter Jay Sharp Building at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House. Tickets range from $25 to $235. KEEPING NY’S CULTURE They are available at www.bam.org. CRAIN’S Arts & Culture INDUSTRY ON THE NEXT

OPENING FUNDRAISERS Breakfast MAYOR’S AGENDA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 With a new mayor in 2014, many New York arts and cultural institutions TO THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 13TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY RxArt will host its will seek the attention of the new administration. Crain’s will explore YOUNG IN THE HAMPTONS at Susan at Lever House, 390 Park Ave. The strategies and tactics for how this community will remain high on the Eley Fine Art showcases photos by organization puts site-specific art mayor’s agenda. John Jonas Gruen of summertime in installations by prominent artists into the Hamptons in the 1950s and pediatric hospitals. The event will feature a OPENING KEYNOTE Emily Rafferty ’60s. The black-and-white photos silent art auction. Individual tickets start at President, Metropolitan Museum of Art feature famous painters, writers, $250, while a VIP option with a special actors and earlier reception starts at $1,000. The event PANEL DISCUSSION: musicians starts at 6 p.m. for VIPs, 7 p.m. for everyone Karen Brooks Hopkins President, Brooklyn Academy of Music (including else, and goes until 9 p.m. Registration is Jane available online at www.rxartparty- Yvette Campbell Wilson, es2.eventbrite.com. President & CEO, Harlem School of the Arts pictured) at Claudia Wagner the beach WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 Co-Chair, New York City Government Practice Group, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP during their Self Chec will host its HARVEST GALA at the formative Loeb Boathouse in Central Park at 6:30 Additional panelist to be conﬁrmed. years. The p.m. The organization works to spread gallery is awareness of ways people can prevent and Date: Monday, October 7, 2013 REGISTER TODAY located at 46 W. 90th St., on the detect chronic illnesses. Tickets start at crainsnewyork.com/events-artsculture2013 second floor. The opening reception $750, while a table for 10 starts at $10,000. will be held on Wednesday at 6 p.m. Registration is available online at Place: Con Edison Conference Center, 4 Irving Place For information, visit www.selfchec-es2.eventbrite.com. For more www.susaneley fineart.com. information, call (212) 222-8111. Time: 8:00 am -8:30 am Networking Breakfast MARK YOUR CALENDAR… 8:30 am -10:00 am Program Cost To Attend: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, TO SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 $100 for individual ticket(s). $1,000 for table(s) of ten. Eataly, along with Identità Golose, an Italy-based international You must be pre-registered to attend this event. No refunds permitted. chefs’ congress, will host IDENTITÀ NEW YORK, a weekend-long For more information, contact Alexis Sinclair at 212-210-0739 or [email protected] series of cooking demonstrations and dinners that celebrate For sponsorship information, contact Nancy Adler at 212-210-0278 or [email protected].

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