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Found money
FRIDAY AFTERNOON of Labor Day weekend,
a breaking-news alert in my inbox revealed
that President Donald Trump had signed an
executive order intended to help small busi-
nesses offer retirement plans to employees.
The timing suggested the administration
wanted little attention paid to the news, but
I can’t imagine why. Getting people to invest
for the long term is a noble cause—which was
reinforced for me last month, when I began managing the finances of
an elderly friend who struggles to keep up with his mail.
I established online access for his accounts, put every bill on auto-
pay and went paperless—which eliminated the penalties he’d been
incurring for occasionally paying late and the $3 per month Santander
Bank was charging him for paper statements. Before I canceled his
Amex card, on which he had spent $869 last year but incurred $200
in fees, I ordered him $975 worth of gift cards with the rewards points
that had been piling up since 1981. This uncompensated work took
many hours over many days, but I found the process oddly satisfying
and even fantasized about starting a side business to do it for others.
My favorite part was finding a long-forgotten retirement account
with $3,200 in it, a tidy sum for someone living from one Social
Security check to the next, who had never earned much and who
had sent his three kids to college. I always assumed he had never set
any money aside for savings. Indeed, he hadn’t: The online records IN THIS ISSUE
showed the account had been funded entirely by his employer in the 9 VIEWPOINTS
UP FRONT New teachers will test city
mid-1970s. I asked how much he thought the company had put in.
labor movement; readers
“A couple thousand?” he guessed. Not even close. Try $75. Half had 3 EDITORIAL
on Con Ed and Nycha
gone into a conservative fund and grown to $600. The other $37.50 Business issues being ignored
in race for governor 10 THE LIST
went into a stock fund and became $2,600. The largest employers in the
I emailed this news to my twin sons at college. “Behold the power 4 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
metropolitan area
Anonymous Trump op-ed
of the market and compound interest,” I wrote. “This is why we save.”
shows strength of “failing” NYT
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City to announce SoHo 26 FOR THE RECORD
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 AGENDA Business issues getting short shrift
in campaign for governor
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

A
ndrew Cuomo has been governor for nearly eight years and
is asking voters for four more. That’s a lot to talk about in one
hour, which is all he agreed to spend debating Cynthia Nixon
before the Democratic primary Sept. 13. A slew of important
issues went unmentioned during their late-August face-off. Voters deserve
more than 60 minutes of one-on-one between the major-party nominees
before the November election.
But that is unlikely to happen if Cuomo wins Thursday—which he will
if the polls are even remotely accurate. His eight-figure war chest, made
possible by New York’s loose campaign-finance rules, allows him to flood NO MEETING OF THE MINDS: Nixon, Molinaro and Cuomo are more than willing
to criticize one another, but there are few opportunities to go head-to-head.
the airwaves with controlled messaging and avoid the risk of an unscripted
debate with Republican challenger Marc Molinaro.
Cuomo’s communications strategy is frustrating. Aside from campaign and other statutes that make projects needlessly expensive, and it should
ads, he sticks to short, single-topic TV interviews—shunning traditional make design-build bidding universal. Cuomo has devoted less energy to
press conferences or public events with wide-ranging Q&A sessions (as he these key issues than to his absurd, ultimately abandoned idea for a tunnel
would face if he agreed to attend a Crain’s breakfast forum). Long-planned under the Long Island Sound.
appearances are added to his schedule at the last minute, conveying a kind SUBSIDIES. Heavy on spending and light on results, the governor’s
of paranoia that perplexes even his staff. economic-development policy needs
Assuming the governor’s re-election rethinking, especially given the bid-rigging
campaign continues during the next two
Give the city control of the subways, convictions it spawned. Albany should not
months, he should at least commit to a reform infrastructure spending and gamble on ventures such as a solar-panel
robust, honest discussion of the most press- rethink state subsidies factory in Buffalo or on gimmicks such
ing business issues. Among them: as Cuomo’s tax-free zones, which flopped
LOCAL CONTROL. The transit system despite being advertised across the country.
should be the state’s top priority but never will be if it remains a political The governor’s success at reforming Medicaid, tightening gun con-
orphan. Control of the subways and buses should be returned to the city trol, capping property taxes and raising the minimum wage showed he
along with some of the revenue the city sends Albany. Congestion pricing, can get things done. But issues crucial to business are being ignored as
a potential funding source, should be a local prerogative. Cuomo bashes Trump, Nixon bashes Cuomo and Molinaro struggles to
INFRASTRUCTURE. The state should junk the scaffold law, Wicks law gain traction. — THE EDITORS

FINE PRINT A Real Estate Board of New York survey indicated that residential brokers have a negative outlook on the market, as their “confidence index” shrunk 16% from the first quarter to the second this year.
The trade association reported myriad concerns among the brokers, including tax reform, rising interest rates, political instability and renters’ growing insistence on avoiding broker fees.

BY GERALD SCHIFMAN
STATS AND THE CITY

25 WORDS OR LESS
DISREGARDED DEBT
OUTSTANDING FINES to city property owners run into the 10 figures, but a sizable chunk likely
will go uncollected.

“Every $1.5B
Amount the city is owed from

job is $685M quality-of-life fines during the

past nine years

worthwhile $465M
and valuable” $383M
$93.6M Quality-of-life fines—41%
of which were issued by the
GETTY IMAGES, GOV. ANDREW CUOMO/FLICKR

—Actor Geoffrey Owens Department of Buildings—

that expired in fiscal 2017
responding to online trolls
attempting to shame him

$374K
for working at a Trader Joe’s Violation debt owed
in Clifton, N.J. by the Kushner Cos.
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CRAIN
senior executive vice president Chris Crain
group publisher Mary Kramer

Anonymous op-ed another

EDITORIAL
managing editor Brendan O’Connor

positive sign for Times

assistant managing editors Erik Engquist,
Jeanhee Kim, Robin D. Schatz
copy desk chief Telisha Bryan

A
S MUCH AS President Donald J. Trump likes to rail against the art director Carolyn McClain
photographer Buck Ennis
“failing New York Times,” that hasn’t been an accurate descrip- digital editor Gabriella Iannetta
tion of the newspaper’s fortunes since at least November 2016. senior reporters Joe Anuta, Aaron Elstein,
Matthew Flamm, Daniel Geiger
Last week’s publication of an anonymous op-ed by a Trump administra- reporters Will Bredderman,
tion “senior official” is a good example of why. Jennifer Henderson, Jonathan LaMantia

Whatever one thinks of the motivations of the unnamed author in data reporter Gerald Schifman
digital fellow Lizeth Beltran
airing an account of chaos inside the White House, sending the story to columnist Greg David
the Times was an excellent demonstration of the paper’s indispensable contributors Tom Acitelli, Cara Eisenpress,
Cheryl S. Grant, Yoona Ha, Chris Kobiella,
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Unstable cable
The Dolans are suing Altice, the com-
pany that purchased Cablevision from
the family two years ago. The complaint
alleges that Altice is violating terms of
the agreement by planning layoffs at
News 12, the 24-hour cable network
serving the Bronx, Brooklyn and sev-
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Goldman opportunity
A U.S. appeals court last week allowed
a class-action gender-discrimination
lawsuit against Goldman Sachs to pro-
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SET FOR COMPLETION IN 2020.
Philanthropic pitchers
C.C. Sabathia of the Yankees and Ste-
Rising parking costs
The city Department of Transportation
last week raised parking-meter prices
in Brooklyn for the first time in five
years. The increases apply to both com-
mercial and private vehicles. Rates are
scheduled to rise in the other boroughs
during the coming months.
Landmark anniversary for Lauren
New York’s Fashion Week coincides
with the 50th anniversary of Ralph
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presidents earned 21% less than men in
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Third track’s time
Ground was broken last week on a
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Island Rail Road. The $2.6 billion proj-
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along a 9.8-mile span between Floral
Park and Hicksville that 40% of LIRR
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Marie Severin, a pioneering comic-
book artist, died Aug. 29 on Long
Island. She was 89. Severin started as
a colorist at EC Comics in Manhattan
and went on to become a regular at
Marvel, designing covers and contrib-
uting to many superhero titles, includ-
ing the first Spider-Woman design.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, the Texas-
based chain known for serving food
and drinks to theatergoers, announced
plans to open a 12-screen multiplex
next year at 28 Liberty St. in the Finan-
cial District. The company opened a
seven-screen theater two years ago in
Downtown Brooklyn.
The first phase of the city’s
secretary Lexie Crain Armstrong
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Attorney general candidate returns

donation from payday lender JAMES
Oklahoma outfit that gave $10K to Letitia James was banned from state in 2014 BY WILL BREDDERMAN

T
he campaign of Leti- entities: Great Plains Lending and borrow more and more in of four Democrats running payday lenders.
tia James said it has and American Web Loan. an attempt to settle accounts. to succeed Barbara Under- “Any type of loan that is
returned a $10,000 Under New York state’s wood, show the five-figure predatory in nature and takes
contribution from usury laws, a lender charging Shut out contribution came from RS advantage of consumers must
an Oklahoma Native Amer- 16% or more annual interest is After receiving a cease- LLC, located at 8151 High- be stopped. That is why Letitia
ican tribe whose short-term, subject to civil penalties, while and-desist order from New way 177 in Red Rock, Okla. James—as a trustee of NYC-
high-interest loans were one charging 25% or more York, the Otoe-Missouria tribe The Otoe-Missouria identifies ERS—fought to divest from
banned by the Cuomo admin- risks criminal prosecution. and Lac Vieux Desert Band of that address as its own on its payday lenders,” the spokes-
istration in 2014 for violating The Department of Financial Lake Superior Chippewa Indi- webpage; federal documen- man said.
state usury laws. Services may refer such mat- ans sued in federal court alleg- tation corroborates that. Fur- James’ bid has the backing
“This contribution does not ters to the attorney general, the ing the state had overstepped ther, RS LLC’s incorporation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who
align with our values and thus state’s lawyer. its authority by attempting to documents filed with the state controls the Department of
has been returned,” a cam- On its website, Great Plains regulate tribal activity. government in Kansas name Financial Services, and of the
paign spokesman said. Lending advertises annual per- Schneiderman’s team was Ted Grant as a contact for the New York State Democratic
In 2013 the state Depart- centage rates of up to 448.76%. able to defeat both the suit and company. Grant serves as vice Party, which he also controls.
ment of Financial Services Crain’s found self-identified the tribes’ appeal in 2014. The chairman of the tribe. She faces Fordham Profes-
and Eric Schneiderman, then American Web Loan cus- attorney general’s office said The tribe did not respond sor Zephyr Teachout, upstate
attorney general, became tomers complaining of APRs there is no active litigation. to a request for comment. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
embroiled in a legal battle higher than 500%. American Web Loan’s web- In response to Crain’s and former Port Authority
with the Otoe–Missouria Critics of payday lenders site now includes a disclaimer inquiry about the Otoe- commissioner Leecia Eve in
Consumer Finance Services claim that such high interest stating the lender does not do Missouria donation, James’ the Democratic primary Sept.
Regulatory Commission—a rates trap low-income custom- business in New York. campaign pointed to her 13. The victor will be heavily
governmental subdivision of ers in an inescapable cycle of The latest campaign finance efforts to rid the New York favored to win in November

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 REAL ESTATE

SoHo rezoning plan

to reverse outdated rules
Process aims to lift manufacturing codes evaded or ignored for decades BY JOE ANUTA

T
he de Blasio administration plans to yet to be hashed out, though the department
announce a rezoning effort in SoHo and has completed a study of the area.
NoHo this fall—including a strategy to mini-
mize controversy. It may be wishful thinking. Historical shift
The Department of City Planning, working with “Engaging with stakeholders in SoHo and
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and NoHo to improve this area’s out-of-date zon-
Councilwoman Margaret Chin, seeks to tackle a ing has been a priority of mine for several
longstanding issue in the neighborhoods: Ground- years,” Brewer said in a statement. “It’s very
floor retail and residential apartments have become early, but I’m glad this idea is gaining steam,
common, but they are not allowed and look forward to part-
under industrial zoning rules still nering with [City Planning
on the books in SoHo and part of A plethora of shops and Chin] to get feedback
NoHo. The discrepancy has compli- and apartments are from the community and
cated property ownership and led to start a planning process.”
unpredictable growth. illegal under current SoHo buildings largely
Rectifying the mismatch entails were built by manufactur-
changing the manufacturing zon-
rules, complicating ers and wholesalers in the
ing to allow more uses as-of- real estate deals and last half of the 1800s. By the 1950s, certain tenants using space illegally to apply for pro-
right—without special approval. tenants began leaving as the city lost tection from eviction. The statute required building
The department, however, plans curbing growth manufacturing jobs. owners to bring their property up to code under the
to solicit public input first to get a That’s when things got compli- oversight of a special board.
sense of what stakeholders would cated. Artists and galleries started Since then the neighborhood has become a pop-
like to see before drafting specific proposals, accord- illegally occupying space in the increasingly desolate ular location for office space, which is allowed under
ing to multiple sources with knowledge of the plans. neighborhood, and they spruced up vacant buildings the industrial zoning. Not so ground-floor retail and
Officials might eventually convene a steering com- that otherwise would have deteriorated. pricey new apartments, yet they also have prolifer-
mittee similar to those that shaped the rezonings of The city amended the zoning in 1971, but only to ated through a variety of indirect means, according
the Garment District and Midtown East; they ulti- legalize live-work spaces explicitly for artists. Two to a zoning guidebook released this year by the SoHo
BUCK ENNIS

mately traversed the public-review process. However, years later the neighborhood was landmarked. And Broadway Initiative, a business-improvement district
a spokesman said the public engagement process has in 1982 the state passed the Loft Law, which allowed focused on the area’s main shopping corridor.

‘Takeover’ feared
Some retail uses have been grandfathered in; oth-
ers have been legalized by special permits. Meanwhile,
newer residents have made dubious claims that their
apartments are the type of live-work spaces for art-
ists allowed under the 1971 amendment. And many
shops and apartment dwellers simply have ignored
the rules altogether.
The result has been uneven and piecemeal change
that has increased red tape for owners and govern-
ment and has been slowly transforming the neighbor-
hood without any of the holistic thought that comes
with a broad rezoning.
“Having zoning that doesn’t align with the pre-
dominant uses of a neighborhood puts a strain on res-
idents, property owners, businesses and city agencies,”
Mark Dicus, executive director of the SoHo Broadway
Initiative, said in a statement.
But untangling the area’s arcane rules while appeas-
ing a diverse group of stakeholders would be difficult.
Many residents want to keep artist requirements and
prefer an extensive permitting process that allows
them to weigh in on what types of retailers set up shop.
“Nobody in SoHo wants a zoning change,” said
Sean Sweeney, director of the SoHo Alliance, a group
that advocates for residents. “We’re worried that real
estate and large retail interests will take over the
neighborhood from the pioneers and the newcomers
who created the community.”
Also unclear is whether the city will push for addi-
tional housing. The historic designation for much of
Make aW]ZUMM\QVOUIOVQÅKMV\ the neighborhood makes it challenging for the city to
increase residential density, even if it wants to.
Advocates for housing growth, who criticize the
administration’s habit of increasing residential density
For information email mike.warren@cpsevents.com primarily in low-income neighborhoods, might push
Or call (212) 549-0550 to upzone parts of the area. Any such effort would be
opposed by preservationists arguing that taller build-
ings would destroy the neighborhood’s character. ■

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your business goals
A
udio visual technology is changing the
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Raspantini: Modern technology provides several
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If you don’t keep up with technology, your competitors Raspantini: When upgrading technology infrastruc-
already have an advantage even before addressing any ture, clients must identify if they want to go with a tradi-
challenges in your core business. Plus, with outdated tional hard-wired solution or if their IT infrastructure can
equipment you are bound to face connection and handle sending all AV signals via the network. You want
performance issues. From the television industry to in- to ensure that whatever platform you choose is as user
teractive museums, companies have to stay up-to-date friendly as can be. Interoperability and scalability are
with technology to be productive and competitive. key both for the present and the near future.
Crain’s: How can video increase brand awareness? Throughout the years, we have seen many companies,
What are the advantages and disadvantages of in-house across different sectors, struggling with what they don’t
video production versus using an external partner? understand. Many have faced setbacks in trying to
manage their own business and ended up forgetting
Raspantini: The key ingredient for the success of about what is most important: their clients!
every business is attracting and engaging the right target
audience, and video can be very helpful in that effort be- It’s even more daunting to upgrade technological infra-
cause it can make a strong marketing strategy stand out. structure because technology is always changing. For
For instance, companies can deliver brand messages on those who don’t live and breathe the business, trying to
well designed digital signage. Or they can promote new stay current can be exhausting. Tech-Ops helps people
products with demo videos on public displays. who find themselves lost because they don’t under-
stand the extent to which AV technology can improve
One of our clients that operates in the public enter- their daily routine, or who have no idea what to look for
tainment sector used video production to show their when hiring an AV/IT professional.
branches, information about their business hours and
some content about their environment. The screens A technology company should perform a thorough
also display messages from satisfied customers, which needs assessment to figure out on a visceral level how
creates an instant promotion and educates clients you are going to use your AV room. The company should
about the services they provide. help you understand your requirements and challenges
and educate you on technology solutions. It is import-
Usually, an in-house video production team will be able ant not to “over engineer” your room or overestimate
to deliver product faster, and communication among needs, which can drive up costs. Ultimately, that’s why it’s
internal employees may be more efficient than with an as important to screen for honesty and integrity as for
outside company. However, a reliable outside company knowledge and expertise.
usually is more experienced and
can deliver a higher quality prod-
uct, which is also valuable.
Crain’s: If a company uses
AV technology only intermit-
tently, how can they identify
opportunities to increase the
Are you making
reach and power of this kind of
communication?
the most of your
Raspantini: Perhaps the com-
pany doesn’t have an in-house AV
business?
specialist—this is probably the main
reason they’re not taking advantage TECH-OPS is a full service audiovisual technology
of an AV room’s full capability. It’s company that is focused on delivering solutions,
producing a collaborative office environment
important to identify the main prob-
and creating an effective sharing culture.
lems: Are there collaboration issues?
Are there communication problems? The benefits TECH-OPS provides, include:
Or are expenses high? If so, can
they be reduced? A well-trained AV
engineer can bring the convenience
of AV technology to address these
challenges. It’s important to have DESIGN & INTEGRATION AV MAINTENANCE
the right people on your staff. They
should have broad knowledge about
AV, including various types of sys-
tems; be able to foresee the whole
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toward their in-house clients; and
be able to communicate technical
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for effective meetings, training end
06/09/2018 16:54
 ASKED & ANSWERED HEALTH CARE
INTERVIEW BY CAROLINE LEWIS

KELSEY LOUIE GMHC

G
ay Men’s Health Crisis launched in 1982, the

“
first community-based HIV-services organization.
Although the virus is still most prevalent among More than 40%
gay men, the demographics of those infected are of our clients are
changing. Since joining GMHC four years ago, CEO Kelsey Louie
has overseen the addition of programs, the acquisition of a
now 50 or older,
research organization and a move to offices that he says will and that number
be more accessible to the 13,000 diverse clients the nonprofit will only grow”
serves annually.

How has the HIV epidemic changed?

People are living longer with HIV because of the successes
of medications, so the population is growing older. New HIV
infections have gone down in New York state—except for women,
particularly women of color and trans women of color.

How does that affect your work?

We’re making sure our messaging around prevention is targeted
toward women in particular. That’s part of why we opened mental
health and substance-use clinics—places where we can see any-
body, regardless of their HIV status. Untreated mental health and
substance-use issues along with unstable housing help fuel the
epidemic. In 2016 GMHC started offering housing to people who
are HIV-positive and homeless for the first time, and within that we
have a special program for survivors of domestic violence.

What led GMHC to acquire HIV-research organization ACRIA?

We understand the concept of economies of scale and synergies
when you have two organizations merge. And given that ACRIA
focuses its research on older adults with HIV, we saw the synergy
between the two organizations’ work. More than 40% of our clients
are now 50 or older, and that number will only grow.
DOSSIER
What is the future of HIV services as the number of new infections drops? WHO HE IS CEO of GMHC
We are going to follow the data. We created that special housing BORN Bay Ridge
program when we learned there was a spike in HIV-positive RESIDES Midtown West
people becoming homeless because of domestic violence. And EDUCATION Bachelor’s
we launched a hub for long-term survivors that includes a buddy in psychology and East
program as well as workshops and events geared toward this Asian studies, and master’s
population, which can be somewhat isolated. of social work, New York
University; M.B.A., Columbia
How have the state’s HIV funding priorities changed? University
We’re defining the goal of ending the AIDS epidemic in New York as NEW HOME GMHC moved its
getting the number of new infections down to fewer than 750 per headquarters in July to six floors of
year. [There were more than 2,800 in 2016.] A key portion of the a building on West 38th Street. The
governor’s plan is not only getting people tested but also linking 90,000-square-foot facility houses all the
programs that were in the old location and
them to care and preventing HIV infections. Prevention is critical.
is flexible enough to allow for expansion.

Are there misconceptions about the realities of HIV in New York? HELPING HAND GMHC offers a
Many people believe that HIV and AIDS are no longer problems. technical-assistance program to help other
HIV-services organizations “learn how to
There’s a sense of complacency, especially among the younger
do this type of work effectively and
generation. It’s important that everybody is educated about the efficiently.” To improve his own
need to continue to push for HIV services and safer-sex education. operation, Louie has emphasized
In fact, with the ACRIA acquisition, GMHC is now one of the largest data collection and analysis. “We
BUCK ENNIS

providers of safer-sex education in city schools. HIV and AIDS are a nonprofit organization,” he said,
thrive in the shadows of shame and stigma, so these are things “but we are also a business.”
we really need to address if we want to end the epidemic.

When you were younger, did you fear HIV?

By the time I was of sexual age, AIDS was synonymous with sex
and a constant concern. I also saw a lack of gay role models. As I
got older, I understood that what I was seeing was the impact of the
generation before me having their entire community decimated. ■

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UNIONS’ SHARE OF WORKFORCE
66% 68% NYC NYS US

New teachers will be test

for state’s labor movement
Union scrambling to enlist recruits at New York schools
THE FUTURE of the
labor movement
in New York—and
maybe nationally—is
playing out in schools
across the city as the
United Federation
of Teachers works
GREG DAVID to sign up the 4,100
employees newly
hired by the Department of Education.
Before the U.S. Supreme Court’s
crucial Janus ruling in June, winning
over new teachers didn’t matter quite
as much, because they had to pay dues
to the union whether they joined or
not. But under the Janus decision, New
York and 21 other states with similar
rules no longer may deduct fees from
the paychecks of public-sector workers
who don’t join their workforce’s union.
The UFT says it has signed up half
the new hires so far, the number of
nonmembers covered by its contract
fell to 400 at the end of the summer,
and only two teachers resigned from
23% 24%
34%
16%
11% 15%
6%
Total Public Private
SOURCE: CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies
the union after the court decision.
If the UFT succeeds in recruiting
the new teachers, it will be another sign HIGHEST AVERAGE TEACHER PAY, 2017
of the resilience of the labor movement NEW YORK
in New York. The 2018 State of Unions $79,637
report from the CUNY School of Labor CALIFORNIA
and Urban Studies found that unions $78,711
represent 23% of workers in New York MASSACHUSETTS
City, a figure that essentially has held $77,804
steady since 2013. The figure for the WASHINGTON, D.C.
state as a whole also has been stable, at $76,131
just under a quarter of the workforce, CONNECTICUT
making New York the most unionized $72,581
state in the nation. As the table shows,
SOURCE: National Education Association
the city and state numbers are more
than double the nationwide rate.
The conservative organizations that The CUNY report illustrates the The story was the same elsewhere.
financed the Janus fight did so because importance of teachers to the orga- States that deducted dues from every-
they believe it will weaken the remain- nized labor movement. They represent one paid their teachers more: an aver-
ing political power of the union move- the biggest percentage of public-sector age of $28.25 per hour, compared with
ment. When Wisconsin restricted workers, are primarily women and in $21.25 in the states where dues were
union rights in 2013, the percentage of New York are to a large degree minori- optional—known as “right to work”
public-sector workers represented by ties. Organizing has paid off for them. states. ■
unions there was cut in half—to 23% The average pay for a teacher in the
from 47%. Teachers joining unions in state last year was almost $80,000, the GREG DAVID writes a regular column
Wisconsin fell to 46% from 76%. highest in the nation. for CrainsNewYork.com.

FROM OUR READERS

Con Ed doesn’t play favorites; Nycha fan opposes demolition

WE WERE SURPRISED by it would be inappropriate cannot give preferential and replace residents— Forcing hundreds
the op-ed calling for for us to ask our 3.4 mil- treatment. We owe that them with new “The authority of thousands of black
preferential treatment in lion customers to subsi- to the hard-working units that are has enough and Latino New York-
Con Edison’s sale of land dize a specific use, such residential and business “energy-efficient space for new ers into homelessness,
in northern Brooklyn as parks and waterfront customers who rely on and cheaper to mixed-income, shelters and private slum
(“What worked and what esplanades, through their us for affordable energy maintain.” street-grid housing—to the extent it
didn’t on Brooklyn’s energy bill. It is up to the service. I grew up in housing for its is even available—is no
waterfront,” Crains- city to determine land- KYLE KIMBALL public housing, residents and solution. I’ve met thou-
NewYork.com). We seek use policy and how tax VP, government relations as did millions FULANI others”—do they sands of decent, ordinary
to sell land when we no dollars are used. Con Edison of hard-working really expect us New Yorkers who under-
longer need it for energy Con Edison has a long Americans. We wouldn’t to believe that developers stand that Nycha resi-
operations. We see this history of supporting SAVE OUR HOUSING argue that public housing and politicians who prof- dents have deep roots in
land [below], which environmental initiatives. THE CRAIN’S EDITORIAL is ideal or even as desir- ited from massive gen- this city and have helped
we bought in 1984 and In 2017 our shareholders “Knock down the able as the suburban tract trification would invest to create its vibrant
remediated in 2011, gave more than $2 mil- projects and bring in developments built for in new housing for poor culture. They’re troubled
as suitable for sale and lion in charitable support the cranes” (published white working-class peo- and working people? by the threat to public
want to get the best price toward protecting the Aug. 20) should send a ple by the Federal Hous- And where would they housing and the impact it
possible—which benefits environment and main- chill down the spine of ing Administration after live while it was built? has on its residents. New
our customers. taining green spaces. any New Yorker who World War II. But “the I can hear our mayor York was never destined
It is not Con Edison’s Developers interested understands the differ- projects” provided a safe and other Democrats to be a city only for
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN PARTNERSHIP, RONALD L. GLASSMAN

role to dictate land-use in our properties often ence between a balance and stable environment saying (after the dem- those with wealth. Public
or “good design” policy ask us to deal exclusively sheet and human lives. for our families. Why else olition) how sorry they housing must remain a
on behalf of the city. And with them. Our response Crain’s argues that would more than 250,000 are that the money could vital part of our city and
always is: We can even if the $31.8 bil- New Yorkers get on the not be raised for this be invested in.
sell only through lion were available to Nycha apartment waiting construction because LENORA FULANI
a transparent, renovate New York list and hope to receive Republicans won’t fund The writer founded the
equitable process City Housing Authority the only affordable hous- it. They overlook that Committee for Indepen-
that provides buildings and apart- ing in New York City? Democrats also stood by dent Community Action,
opportunity to all ments, it would be better While Crain’s while this vital part of which has been organizing
potential buyers. to demolish the homes editors pay lip service the city’s infrastructure Nycha tenant leaders,
We do not and of 600,000 New Yorkers to the needs of Nycha deteriorated. residents and supporters.

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 2018

HALL
of FAME
This year’s inductees blazed
new trails in the industries
that define New York business
INTERVIEWS BY GREG DAVID
PHOTOGRAPHS BY BUCK ENNIS

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LOUISE MIRRER HISTORY ADVOCATE

“ Had I not been a
token, I would not

L
ouise Mirrer is trained as an academic historian have had the
specializing in the narrative of the Middle Ages. career I have had.
She has played a key role in the revival of the City I don’t believe
University of New York and has transformed the I faced barriers
New-York Historical Society over the past 14 years.
as a woman, but
maybe I am so
Why did you go into history?
History is the root of all things. If you know history, you’re positioned
academic that I
to consider political and social concerns, to understand people. was oblivious”
What attracted you to academia?
My mother was a historian. She instilled in all three of her children
a love of learning and an enormous respect for people with Ph.Ds. I
decided I’d get a doctorate with no particular plan, but once you get
one, you aren’t equipped to do much else than go into academia.

And academic administration?

Administration was an accident. I had moved to the University of
Minnesota and was offered the department chair. In the course of a
year, there was so much pressure on the administration to be more
diverse—it consisted of all tall white men—that I was plucked from
my position and became a token in the administration. And I liked it.

You were a key player in the turnaround of CUNY. What was your role?
CUNY was all things to all people except the most talented, and I
was given the assignment to develop the plan for what is now the
Macaulay Honors College. I was also given the task of develop-
ing a new school of journalism. The idea was that journalism was
extremely important, competing schools were extremely expensive,
the kinds of students that chose CUNY were frozen out of the pro-
fession and that CUNY could provide diversity to the profession.

I guess the New-York Historical Society was a perfect fit for you.
I always wanted to run a cultural institution. I had spent my
academic career thinking about how history gets told.

How would you describe the society when you took over?
I arrived in 2004, when people didn’t know what it was. But what
it had was an extraordinary collection that allowed us to mount the
first blockbuster in its history, marking both the 200th anniversary
of the demise of Alexander Hamilton and the 200th anniversary of
the founding of the institution.

What was your strategy?

Do big, bold expositions that the public would hear about, think
about and that would awaken them. I also was told to bring school-
children here. Today 200,000 schoolchildren learn history with us.

What do you look for? What does the women’s center showcase?
What we have done is look for stories that are unknown and
untold. My second major exposition was slavery in New York,
which woke up the city to the fact that New York had more
slaves than any other city in the Colonial era. Women’s history
DOSSIER
is an obvious gap. The center brings together scholars and FAMILY TIES Mirrer’s mother did
pushes forward knowledge of women’s history. research at the New-York Historical
Society in the 1940s.
What was it like to be a woman in academics and at a nonprofit? A STORY OF GROWTH The
I have been very lucky. Had I not been a token, I would not society’s budget is now $29 million,
have had the career I have had. It is important to recognize up from about $5 million when she
the power of “We need one of those or two of those or 100 of arrived. It employs 150 full-time staff
and 100 part-timers.
those.’’ I don’t believe I faced barriers as a woman, but maybe
I am so academic that I was oblivious. FAVORITE HISTORY BOOK Ron
Chernow’s biography of Alexander
Hamilton. Much of the research was
What’s next for the historical society?
done at the society.
The Citizenship Project builds on our strength to help immigrants
become Americans. This year we helped 1,000 people pass the CIVIC ACTIVITIES She has spent
test, and we plan to double the number in the next year. The Presi- 13 years on the board of the
educational nonprofit The Leadership
dential Historical Commission will deal with the lack of knowledge
Academy, including serving as
about the executive branch, the powers of the president and the chairwoman from 2008 to 2015.
Electoral College. ■

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DR. STEVEN SAFYER SOCIAL JUSTICE M.D.

S
teven Safyer grew up on Long Island. He has spent his
entire career as a physician at what is now Montefiore
Einstein Health, the past decade as president and CEO.
Bronx-based Montefiore is one of the four dominant health
care systems downstate, with annual revenues of $5.5 billion.

Why did you become a doctor?

I had gone to Cornell University, intending to be a labor lawyer. As
graduation approached, I knew I didn’t want to be a lawyer. I was
very involved in the anti–Vietnam War movement and went into orga-
nizing in Chicago and San Francisco. But at some point I realized my
mom was correct—that I needed a career—and I decided to go to
med school because I thought medicine would be pure.

Why Montefiore?
I entered the Albert Einstein College of Medicine as I was just about
to turn 30. I didn’t know much about Montefiore, but I went to con-
sider a residency. It seemed to be the place to go because it shared
the values of Einstein, which were social justice.

What did you learn as a young doctor?

That social justice theme permeates everything. You cannot be suc-
cessful without your health, and the determinants of health depend
as much on your place in the world as on excellent care.

What shaped you?

I grew up as a young doctor in the midst of the HIV
epidemic, and the Bronx was an epicenter. I worked

“
in a program at Rikers Island and helped discover
that about 25% of the population was HIV-positive. You cannot be
When an effective treatment was developed, I had
to advocate for that as well as for TB treatments.
successful without
Montefiore gave me the support I needed and in your health, and the
turn put me in charge of it.
determinants of health
What attracts you to administrative jobs? depend as much on your
I can affect many more people and have an place in the world as on
impact on a community.
excellent care”
How is Montefiore improving health in the Bronx,
which has the worst outcomes in the state?
We take care of people who don’t have
insurance, and we never turn anyone away.
We have gone into the community. We are in
65% of the schools with mental health, drug
treatment, even dental clinics. We work to
keep young girls from getting pregnant. We
still see patients who leave Rikers Island at
a special clinic. We work with bodegas to get
DOSSIER
better food in the stores. ACTIVIST ROOTS When Safyer was
3, his family moved from Brooklyn
But it is also a top-ranked hospital. to Malverne, Long Island, a town at
the center of an integration effort
We have built programs that equal or exceed
important enough for Martin Luther
those in Manhattan. We are now doing very King Jr. to come to town. Safyer
complicated lung transplants; only one other remembers the event to this day.
New York City hospital does them. We have sep-
CIVIC ACTIVITIES He is on the boards
arated conjoined twins fused at the brain and the of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation,
vessels. We have done five of the seven success- the Association of American Medical
ful surgeries of this kind in the world. Colleges, the Council of Teaching
Hospitals and Health Systems, the NYC
Why have you built your network north of the city? Board of Correction, the Coalition to
We have worked with the state to save failing hospitals needed Protect America’s Health Care and the
in communities where patients would have a hard time getting University HealthSystem Consortium.
health care, like the southern tier of Westchester. That area WHAT’S NEXT? “There are still many
is very challenged, and we have turned around a number of hospitals that are not performing
failing hospitals. But we don’t discriminate against people as they should be in our footprint.
with means, so we are affiliated with White Plains Hospital, We don’t want everyone coming
to Montefiore if they can get the
the premier hospital in Westchester. We have sought a
comprehensive care they deserve near
continuous geography so patients have access to sophis-
their homes.”
ticated care without going to Manhattan. ■

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 IN RECOGNITION OF HIS
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
IN HEALTHCARE AND HIS STEADFAST
COMMITMENT AS AN EXECUTIVE,
PHYSICIAN AND TEACHER TO
HIS BELIEF THAT HEALTHCARE
IS A HUMAN RIGHT

MONTEFIORE PROUDLY CONGRATULATES

STEVEN M. SAFYER, MD
PRESIDENT AND CEO, MONTEFIORE MEDICINE

ON HIS INDUCTION INTO CRAIN’S HALL OF FAME

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 HALL OF FAME 2018

MARY ANN TIGHE REAL ESTATE PIONEER

M
ary Ann Tighe is the longtime chief executive
of the tristate region for CBRE Group. She is a
pioneering woman in real estate, the first one to
chair the Real Estate Board of New York, and the
“ Having a woman as
a role model who
dealt with much
go-to broker for many of the biggest leases in New York. harder times than I
did was helpful”
You started out in the arts and moved to working on the arts in the
White House for Vice President Walter Mondale.
My first love was the arts. My favorite place as a child was the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. I had an opportunity in my 20s to
go to work in the White House, and once you touch politics at
that level, you realize how impactful you can be on the world.

And then you went into real estate at Edward S. Gordon. Why?
Real estate solved a life puzzle for me. I kept trying to find a job
in a business that was a meritocracy. I also needed a job that
wasn’t in the arts because I could not work for any organization
I had helped get money while in government. And I wanted a job
that did not involve travel that would keep me from my husband
and son.

You have said you floundered for the first 18 months—until Carol Nelson
took you under her wing.
I entered a completely alien environment that in the mid-1980s
was a Wild West where every kind of behavior that would be
offensive today was standard operating procedure. I couldn’t
figure out the value system. I joined the firm in part because
Carol was a role model there, the only woman doing significant
commercial real estate brokerage transactions. I was able to
observe her, and Carol was a great teacher at life instruction.

You have been responsible for so many leases that were crucial in
the turnaround of neighborhoods. How did those deals get done?
People don’t come to you with a specific agenda. It is a case
of studying what they need and finding the best operational,
cultural and financial solution. I always remember this great
conversation with Punch Sulzberger [former publisher of The
New York Times], who told me he would never leave their 43rd
Street location because it cost him nothing. But the electrical
closets dated from 1913 to 1943, and they had to keep iron-
workers on the job 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to keep
the lights on. We were able to show it was cheaper to build a
new headquarters.

You have always been at the intersection of real estate and

government. What have you learned about getting things done?
The biggest lesson was the rezoning of Midtown East
because it showed you have to build support in all sectors.
We didn’t pass it in the Bloomberg administration, but
we eventually built enough of a constituency for it that we DOSSIER
were able to get it through in the de Blasio administration.
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES Tighe is a
board member of the Archdiocese of
Why is Midtown East so important?
New York and St. Patrick’s Cathedral,
It shows that once you put an opportunity in front of the busi-
a trustee of the Inner-City Scholarship
ness community, they are going to do things you didn’t envision. Fund, a vice chair of the Lung Cancer
Who would have ever guessed Jamie Dimon would tear down Research Foundation, a member
JPMorgan Chase’s headquarters and build anew? of the Chairman’s Council of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art and
As a woman, what was the key to your success? co-chair of its business committee.
Having a woman as a role model who dealt with much harder HARDEST DEAL “The New York
times than I did was helpful. On the brokerage side, once you Times. We had to do a ground lease
begin to succeed, you are making money for colleagues and with the city, a joint venture with
doing something beneficial for clients, then you are doing some- Forest City Ratner. We had to lease
thing for people, who then conduct themselves appropriately. the speculative space. We had to do
a condo structure. We had to run an
architectural competition—not to
How is the industry for women today? mention the eminent domain that was
We are seeing women in every aspect of the business, especially involved had to go all the way to the
in the past five years. It’s because of people being mentored by U.S. Supreme Court.”
MaryAnne Gilmartin, Amy Rose, Leslie Wohlman Himmel and me.
DO-OVERS? “I am not a regretter.”
We have become a feeder for the industry. ■

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 HALL OF FAME 2018

STEVE HINDY CRAFT BREWER

S
teve Hindy, a former foreign correspondent, co-founded
Brooklyn Brewery in 1988, at the very beginning of
the craft beer sector’s emergence and the borough’s
renaissance.

You’ve described your journey from journalist to beer maker as happenstance.

Your wife put the kibosh on your being a foreign correspondent in places like
Lebanon. You happened to live in the same building as a disillusioned banker
with financial expertise and a desire to do something else.
In a lot of ways this was all serendipity. I had come back from the
Middle East and was working as an editor at Newsday, and it was bor-
ing compared with what I had been doing. I looked at the future, and
making beer at home was fun. I thought Brooklyn, with an incredible
history of brewing, would be a great place to make craft beer.

Why has craft beer become such a big part of the American beverage scene?
What happened with craft beer is similar to what happened to all pro-
ducers of foods like cheese, coffee and ice cream in a big way. Once
there were few choices in the supermarket. Now there are many.

What is the secret to Brooklyn Brewery’s success?

I am not sure I want to reveal any secrets. We named the
brand Brooklyn when there were so many naysayers who
said, “How is that going to play outside New York?”
Brooklyn is a mythical place in America’s imagination,
and so many people have roots in Brooklyn. I give

“
a lot of credit to my designer, Milton Glazer, who
talked me out of naming the brewery Brooklyn Gentrification has
Eagle after the newspaper. He said, “Just Brook- brought a lot of
lyn.”
jobs that didn’t
What is the secret to the Brooklyn revival? exist 30 years ago.
It has an incredible history. It is a place where
makers and creators have always congregated. I don’t buy the ‘two
I didn’t foresee the influx of educated young Brooklyns’ idea”
people from all over the world doing amazing
things in business, art, books, theater and
music. It has become a creative hotbed.

Do you have any regrets about the way the

Brooklyn story has played out?
I do not see a downside. I think gentrifica-
tion has brought a lot of jobs that didn’t
exist 30 years ago, and there is a lot
more that will be happening in the future.
I don’t buy the “two Brooklyns” idea.

How do you approach your civic endeavors?

When I started the brewery, I knew I
could not afford to advertise in New York DOSSIER
City. I decided we would invest in the TIME AS A JOURNALIST Hindy
community with our meager marketing covered the Lebanese civil war for
budget—donating to nonprofits, arts Newsday, among other assignments.
organizations and Transportation Alterna-
HIS TEAM He founded the brewery
tives—and by so doing we got our beer in with his downstairs neighbor, Tom
the hands of people. Now we have a much Potter, and later brought the Ottaway
bigger budget, but we have the same strategy. family, once newspaper owners, into
the business.
What’s next for the brewery and craft beer? THEY WROTE THE BOOK Hindy and
Independent craft brewers are 13% of volume Potter wrote Beer School, published by
and 25% of dollars. The big boys are getting in John Wiley, in 2005 as a memoir and
the industry through acquisition, and the battle is guide to entrepreneurship.
independent craft brewers versus those owned by SPREADING THE WORD Hindy
Anheuser-Busch InBev and others. I think we will win. describes himself as an ambassador
I think craft beer will be 30% in terms of volume. for the brewery and travels the world
to promote it and craft brewing. He
What’s the future of Brooklyn? spends summers in Brooklin, Maine,
spelled differently but pronounced the
It has a great future. It is only a matter of time before some
same way as the borough he helped
very large companies choose to locate there because the
make more famous.
human capital is there just waiting to be tapped. ■

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 ALAIR TOWNSEND PUBLIC SERVANT

A
lair Townsend came to New York as Mayor
Ed Koch’s budget director to help rebuild the
government after the mid-1970s fiscal crisis. As
deputy mayor, she played a key role in stemming
corporate flight from the city and then became the publisher
who made Crain’s New York Business profitable.

What attracted you to public service?

It was right after John Kennedy had been assassinated. It was an
age when you thought government could do things. For example, I
started out at the old Health, Education and Welfare Department

“
in a job as low as you could do, researching juvenile delinquency.
It was clear from the numbers that there were two of everything In Washington
in the Southern states, and you could tell which ones were for
black kids. I was able to point that out for the first time. I learned a lot about
political courage
What did you learn in your time in Washington working on budget and
management jobs both at HEW and for congressional committees? or lack thereof
I learned a lot about political courage or lack thereof and about and about partisan
partisan politics. There was more political courage and less overt
lying than today. politics”
Why come to New York to work for Ed Koch?
Why not? To be budget director of New York
City—that was exciting. For weeks I would make
myself flash cards like my mother used to
make me learn multiplication. I had everything
to learn.

What shape was the city in?

It was a tough time. The worst recession
since the Great Depression was underway, and
President Ronald Reagan was rescinding funds,
some of which we had already spent. There
was so much to do. My mom got her Christmas
present in April.

You once said your job as deputy mayor for

economic development was to throw yourself in
front of the moving van of any company that was
thinking of leaving that could be persuaded to stay.
Companies were moving to all those buildings along the
Hudson River in New Jersey—back-office jobs for banks and
financial institutions that paid well. If we let them go, it would
have hollowed out the economy. In response, we constructed
incentive programs that applied to anyone who would move to
the boroughs or north of 96th Street. We had a fair amount DOSSIER
of success in keeping those companies in New York.
UPSTATER Townsend was born in
Rochester and grew up in Elmira.
Why go into publishing? What in your background was useful?
She graduated from Elmira College in
When I was deputy mayor, I thought I wanted to run a
1962 and earned her master’s degree
manufacturing company. I wanted to make a product, but in sociology from the University of
there weren’t many of those companies. Crain’s may not be Wisconsin.
a manufacturing operation, but it had a product. It wrote about
CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES She’s on
the area I was very much involved with. I thought this would be the boards of Lincoln Center, the New
thrilling and maybe I could bring some added value to it. York City Ballet, Gibney Dance Co.,
Citizens Budget Commission and the
And you started writing a column. Boy Scouts of NYC as well as the area
My husband at that time said, “You ought to write a column.” I advisory committee for M&T Bank.
thought, I don’t know how to write a column. My first day on the NEW YORK THEN AND NOW
job, Editor Greg David said, “We think you should write a column.’’ “There wasn’t a spare nickel to go
I like to write and I took pleasure in that column. around in the city budget in 1981.
Now the money seems to be rolling
If you were coming out of college today, would you go into public service? in, and the mayor is spending it. There
is a sense now that New York is set
Not in Washington. I would find the atmosphere so toxic. I might
forever—no need to worry about
go into state or local government, where you can see immediate
levels of taxation, infrastructure, mass
PHOTO CREDIT

results. When I came to New York, I found that when we had transit. I think that’s nuts. We need to
more resources, when we gave the Sanitation Department more worry about all those things.”
money, you could see right away that the streets were cleaner. ■

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KEVIN RYAN INTERNET ENTREPRENEUR

K
evin Ryan made the ad-tech company DoubleClick
the most important player in New York’s first tech
boom, in the 1990s. He has helped found Alley
Corp., Gilt, MongoDB and Zola, among other
companies that have changed the shape of the industry
in the city.

How did you get into tech?

I was a banker and then went to work for United Media. It started
an internet site in 1995. The site became very successful, and
I thought, This is the most fundamental trend in my lifetime, and
I want to be working at it full time. I could see that the response
on our website, even in 1995, was extraordinary.

You built DoubleClick into a powerhouse, navigated it through the

crash, then sold it. What were the most important things you learned?
DoubleClick was successful because the fundamental prod-
uct was just better. The better product generally does win. We
expanded from zero to 2,000 employees in four years and took
a lot of risks doing that. It paid off because we had the biggest
market share in the world.

You have founded a series of companies. How do you choose them?

I am always trying to think of opportunities, and to do that I am
thinking of problems other people don’t realize. It could be that
you can’t find a business news site that is timely and punchy
enough—that’s Business Insider. Or you can’t find merchandise

“
at 50% off from your desk—that’s Gilt. Or you can’t find the data-
base that could scale the way you need—that’s Mongo.
Tech here is part of
How does the current tech boom in New York differ from that of a big city, not the
Silicon Valley or elsewhere?
It is similar in the sense that tech is sweeping every dominant part, and
industry, and that’s happening in every country. What’s that’s very healthy”
happening in New York is that we have particular
strengths in media, fashion and ad technology, and we
leverage that. Also, we have a humbler culture in New
York because we are not No. 1. Tech here is part of a
big city, not the dominant part, and that’s very healthy.

What are the three most important requirements for

success as a tech company or CEO here?
The No. 1 thing is to attract and retain great
people. It’s like how you create a great basket-
ball team. It’s probably No. 2 and No. 3 too.
You also need to be able to raise money.

What do you look for in deciding to back DOSSIER

companies and entrepreneurs? TRIUMVIRATE With venture
I am looking for an idea and looking capitalist Fred Wilson and Oath CEO
for a person who can build a team and Tim Armstrong, Ryan is one of the
be a chief executive. Three Amigos who represent the tech
community in the city.
In five or 10 years, what will the tech sector CIVIC ROLE He is the only tech
look like in NYC? executive on the executive committee
We still won’t be quite as big as Sili- of the Partnership for New York
con Valley, but we will create other deep City and is director of the Trust for
segments of expertise like Mongo, which is Governors Island.
the kind of deep tech company we’ve never CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES He is
had in New York. We are also building ecosys- on the board of Yale University and is
tems in farming, biotech and the maker space. involved with Human Rights Watch and
international nonprofits.
Any regrets? FAVORITE COMPANY Business
One thing you have to get used to when you start Insider. “I am a press junkie who loves
companies is that many things go wrong: acquisitions, the product. I love that the product
changes every day, and I especially
hires, leases. The one thing I would have done differ-
love that it succeeded when no one
ently is be more aggressive—found more companies
thought it would, making success
and built faster than I did. The market has contin- especially sweet.”
ued to grow even faster than I imagined. ■

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ganization filed with the Secretary of
State of NY (SSNY) on 2/21/2018. Of-
fice location: NEW YORK County. SSNY
has been designated as agent upon
whom process against it may be
served. The Post Office address to
which the SSNY shall mail a copy of
any process against the LLC served
upon him/her is: 333 East 43rd Street
#814 NY, NY. The principal business
address of the LLC is: 730 Lawrence
Ave, Westfield NJ 07090. Purpose: any
lawful act or activity
Notice of Formation of SAProp Associ-
ates, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/15/18. Of-
fice location: NY County. SSNY desig-
nated as agent of LLC upon whom proc-
ess against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to c/o Holland &
Knight LLP, Attn: M. James Spitzer, Jr.,
Esq., 31 W. 52nd St., NY, NY 10019.
Purpose: Any lawful activity.
Notice of Qualification of ALLYNIUM
BRAND SOLUTIONS, LLC Appl. for Auth.
filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
on 06/27/18. Office location: NY Coun-
ty. LLC formed in Ohio (OH) on 06/
22/18. Princ. office of LLC: 118 Herit-
age Dr., Pataskala, OH 43062. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corpo-
ration Service Co., 80 State St., Alba-
ny, NY 12207-2543. Cert. of Form.
filed with Secy. of State of OH, 180 E.
Broad St., 11th Fl., Columbus, OH
43215. Purpose: Any lawful activity
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 15 Hudson
Yards 28D LLC. Articles of Organization
filed with the Secretary of State of NY
(SSNY) on 06/21/2018. Office loca-
tion: NEW YORK County. SSNY has
been designated as agent upon whom
process against it may be served. The
Post Office address to which the SSNY
shall mail a copy of any process
against the LLC served upon him/her is
7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brook-
lyn, NY 11228 The principal business
address of the LLC is 15 Hudson
Yards, Apt 28D NY,NY 10001.
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DEEPER
MAGIC STUDIOS LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed
with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/
13/18 Office location: NY County.
SSNY designated agent upon whom
process maybe served and shall mail
copy of process against LLC to Jona-
than Coleman, 408 W 57th St, Apt 6I
NY, NY 10019 Purpose: any lawful act.
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NOTICE OF FORMATION of 140 FUL-
TON ASSOCIATES LLC. Art. of Org.
filed with the Secy of State of NY
(SSNY) on 6/28/18. Off. Loc.: New
York County. SSNY has been desig. as
agent upon whom process against it
may be served. The address to which
the SSNY shall mail a copy to is: c/o
Hidrock Properties, 40 Wall Street,
45th Floor, New York, NY 10005 Pur-
pose: Any lawful act .
NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of S3 CAPI-
TAL III GP LLC. Authority filed with NY
Secy of State (SSNY) on 6/14/18. Of-
fice location: NY County. LLC formed in
DE 6/11/18. SSNY designated agent
upon whom process may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Spruce
Capital Partners, 444 Madison Avenue,
Floor 41, New York, NY 10022. DE ad-
dress of LLC: 160 Greentree Dr., Ste
101, Dover, DE 19904. Cert of Form.
filed with DE SOS, 401 Federal St. Ste
4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any law-
ful activity.
Notice of Qualification of BRIZO GP,
LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of
State of NY (SSNY) on 06/01/18. Of-
fice location: NY County. LLC formed in
Delaware (DE) on 05/29/18. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to the LLC,
Attn: Benjamin Isaac, 142 W. 57th St.,
11th Fl., NY, NY 10019. DE addr. of
LLC: c/o Corporation Service Co., 251
Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808.
Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State
of the State of DE, Div. of Corps., John
G. Townsend Bldg., Federal and Duke
of York Sts., Dover, DE 19901. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Samuel
Borinsky, LCSW, Psychoanalyst, PLLC.
Articles of Organization filed with Secre-
tary of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/
11/2018. Office location: NEW YORK
County. SSNY has been designated as
agent upon whom process may be
served, and shall mail copy of process
against the PLLC to 34 W. 22nd St.,
2H, NY, NY 10010. The principal busi-
ness address of PLLC is: 34 W. 22nd
St., 2H, New York, NY 10010. Purpose:
any lawful act or activity.
Notice of Qualification of WASABI SU-
SHI BENTO FULTON STREET LLC Appl.
for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY
(SSNY) on 11/30/17. Office location:
NY County. LLC formed in Delaware
(DE) on 09/05/14. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to c/o Pavia & Harcourt
LLP, 230 Park Ave., Ste. 2401, NY, NY
10169. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation
Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wil-
mington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed
with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St.,
Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose:
Any lawful activity.
NOTICE OF FORMATION of Booth 3629
White Plains Holdings LLC. Art. of Org.
filed with the Secy of State of NY
(SSNY) on 8/8/18. Off. Loc.: New
York County. SSNY has been desig. as
agent upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of
process to: 111 8TH AVENUE NY, NY
10011. Reg. Agent: National Regis-
tered Agents, Inc., 111 8th Ave, NY, NY
10011.. Purpose: any lawful purpose.
Notice of Formation of 8 THOMAS LLC
Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of
NY (SSNY) on 06/21/18. Office loca-
tion: NY County. SSNY designated as
agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to the LLC, 70 Little West
St., Unit 12E, NY, NY 10280. Purpose:
Real estate ownership.
Notice of Formation of formalighting
LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of
State of NY (SSNY) on 05/31/18. Of-
fice location: NY County. Princ. office
of LLC: 164 W. 25th St., 12th Fl., Man-
hattan, NY 10001. SSNY designated
as agent of LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY shall
mail process to Corporation Service
Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-
2543. Purpose: General trading.
Notice of Formation of Rosie Filmwaze
LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of
State on 4/12/18. Office location: New
York County. NY Sec. of State designat-
ed agent of the LLC upon whom proc-
ess against it may be served, and shall
mail process to 426 W Broadway, #2G,
New York, NY 10012. Purpose: any
lawful activity.
Notice of Qualification of BROOKFIELD
RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKETING US
LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of
State of NY (SSNY) on 06/25/18. Of-
fice location: NY County. LLC formed in
Delaware (DE) on 04/14/08. SSNY
designated as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be served.
SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corpo-
ration Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St.,
Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of
LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wil-
mington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed
with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John
G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St.,
Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose:
Any lawful activity.
Application for Authority of EGM E&R
Heating & Cooling LLC filed with the
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/
24/18. Formed in NJ 7/23/18. Of-
fice Loc.: NY County. SSNY is desig-
nated as agent of LLC upon whom
process against it may be served.
The address SSNY shall mail copy of
process to and the office address in
NJ is Michael Espinosa, 326
Hackensack St., Carlstadt, NJ 07072.
Cert. of formation filed with Elizabeth
Maher Muoio, State Treas., 33 W.
State St., Trenton, NJ 08608. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity.
Notice of Formation of HOLY MACHINE
LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of
State of NY (SSNY) on 08/07/18. Of-
fice location: NY County. SSNY desig-
nated as agent of LLC upon whom proc-
ess against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to Corporation Serv-
ice Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY
12207. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION of Asentiv
Manhattan, LLC. Authority filed with
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/
1/18. Office loc: NY County. LLC
formed in CA on 3/20/17. SSNY desig-
nated agent upon whom process may
be served and shall mail copy of proc-
ess against LLC to 25 Broadway, 9th
Fl, NY, NY 10004. Cert. of LLC filed
with Secy. of State of CA loc: 3888
Petaluma Hill Rd, Santa Rosa, CA
95404. Purpose: Any lawful activity.
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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIA-
BILITY COMPANY. NAME: TIFFANY
LENTZ LLC. Articles of Organization
were filed with the Secretary of State of
New York (SSNY) on 04/30/2018. Of-
fice Location: 321 E 43rd St, Apt 608,
New York NY 10017. New York County.
SSNY has been designated as agent of
the LLC upon whom process against it
may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy
of process to the LLC 321 E 43rd St,
Apt 608, New York NY 10017. Pur-
pose: any lawful activity.
Notice of Qualification of WASABI SU-
SHI BENTO 1014 SIXTH AVENUE LLC
Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State
of NY (SSNY) on 03/21/17. Office loca-
tion: NY County. LLC formed in Dela-
ware (DE) on 03/04/16. SSNY desig-
nated as agent of LLC upon whom proc-
ess against it may be served. SSNY
shall mail process to Pavia & Harcourt
LLP, 230 Park Ave., Ste. 2401, NY, NY
10169. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation
Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste.
400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of
Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Fed-
eral St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Pur-
pose: Any lawful activity.
SHEVA STREET, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed
with the SSNY on 01/21/05. Office:
New York County. SSNY designated as
agent of the LLC upon whom process
against it may be served. SSNY shall
mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o
Jonathan Israel, 366 East 8th Street,
No. 4, New York, NY 10009. Purpose:
Any lawful purpose.
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF OXD-1450
BWAY LLC. Articles of Organization filed
with the Secretary of State of NY
(SSNY) on 7/18/2018. Office location:
NEW YORK County. SSNY has been
designated as agent upon whom proc-
ess against it may be served. The Post
Office address to which the SSNY shall
mail a copy of any process against the
LLC served upon him/her is: 18 W
23rd Street, Ground Floor,New York NY
10010.
Notice of Qualification of PAPER
BOATS, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/
06/18. Office location: NY County. LLC
formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/02/18.
SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon
whom process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process to the
LLC, 520 W. 28th St., Unit 1, NY, NY
10001. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corpora-
tion Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr.,
Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form.
filed with DE Secy. of State, John G.
Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste.
#4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any
lawful activity.
Notice of Formation of MARQUAND &
APLEY, LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy.
Of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/14/18. Of-
fice location: NY County. SSNY desig-
nated agent upon whom process may
be served and shall mail copy of proc-
ess against LLC to: 300 E. 33rd St.,
Apt. 3K, New York, NY 10011. Pur-
pose: any lawful act.
NOTICE OF FORMATION of
MODELCITIZEN, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed
with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/
7/18. Office location: NY County. SSNY
designated agent upon whom process
may be served and shall mail copy of
process against LLC to 3813 13th Ave,
3rd FL, BK, NY 11218.
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GROUP, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Street 2B Holding LLC Arts. of Org. filed PERLMUTTER MD PLLC. Articles of Or- Core Solar HoldCo, LLC Appl. for Auth.
Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/ with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) ganization filed with the Secretary of filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
19/18. Office location: NY County. on 10/17/2017. Office location, Coun- State of New York SSNY on 05/ on 08/21/18. Office location: NY Coun-
Princ. office of LLC: 33 Irving Pl., NY, ty of New York. SSNY has been desig- 15/2018. Office located in New York ty. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/
NY 10003. SSNY designated as agent nated as agent of the LLC upon whom County. SSNY has been designated for 28/18. SSNY designated as agent of
of LLC upon whom process against it process against it may be served. service of process. SSNY shall mail LLC upon whom process against it may
may be served. SSNY shall mail proc- SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Hay- copy of any process served against the be served. SSNY shall mail process to
ess to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. ward Richard Pressman, Esq., 19 East LLC 240 E 86TH ST, APT 11K, NEW c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80
office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 88th St., Ste. 6F, NY, NY 10128. Pur- YORK, NY 10028. Purpose: any lawful State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE
pose: any lawful act purpose. addr. of LLC: CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr.,
Notice of Qualification of 1360 Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form.
SCHERMERHORN, LLC Appl. for Auth. NOTICE OF FORMATION of QUANTUM filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of
filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) Notice of Qualification of TerraForm Corp., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401
RADIANCE CAPITAL LLC. Arts. of Org.
on 07/17/18. Office location: NY Coun- Power, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901.
filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY)
ty. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/ Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/ Purpose: Any lawful activity.
on 06/01/18. LLC formed in New York
25/18. SSNY designated as agent of 12/18. Office location: NY County. LLC
(NY) on 06/13/18. Office Location:
LLC upon whom process against it may formed in Delaware (DE) on 02/14/14.
New York County. SSNY has been des-
be served. SSNY shall mail process to Princ. office of LLC: 200 Liberty St., Notice of Qualification of ParkSlope
ignated as agent of the LLC upon whom
c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State 14th Fl., NY, NY 10281. NYS fictitious Capital LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with
process against it may be served.
St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. name: Terraform Power of New York, Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/
SSNY shall mail a copy of process to
of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, LLC. SSNY designated as agent of LLC 21/18. Office location: NY County. LLC
the LLC, 305 2nd Ave, Ste. 306, NY NY
DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with upon whom process against it may be formed in Delaware (DE) on 08/20/18.
10003. Purpose: any lawful activity.
Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon
Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 whom process against it may be
State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE Notice of Qualification of ACG CON- served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o
activity. STRUCTION MANAGEMENT LLC Appl.
addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80
Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE
NOTICE OF FORMATION OF RUE SAINT Form. filed with Secy. of State of DE, NY (SSNY) on 06/27/18. Office loca-
PAUL LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls
401 Federal St., Dover, DE 19901. Pur- tion: NY County. LLC formed in Dela- Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of
of State of NY (SSNY) on 6/19/18. Of- pose: Any lawful activity. ware (DE) on 06/07/13. Princ. office
fice location: NY County. SSNY desig- Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, John
of LLC: 450 Park Ave., 4th Fl., NY, NY G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St.,
nated agent upon whom process may 10022. SSNY designated as agent of
be served and shall mail copy of proc- Ste. #4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose:
NOTICE OF QUALIFICATION Zenith Mar- LLC upon whom process against it Any lawful activity.
ess against LLC to 1967 Wehrle Drive, keting Group, LLC. Fic. Name: Zenith may be served. SSNY shall mail proc-
Suite 1 #086, Buffalo, NY 14221. Pur- Insurance Agency. Application for Au- ess to the LLC at the princ. office of
pose: any lawful act. thority filed with the Secretary of State the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corpora- Notice of Formation of ACREAGE NEW
of New York (SSNY) on 7/6/2018. Of- tion Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., YORK, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy.
Notice of Qualification of GELLER fice Location: New York County. LLC Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/29/18. Of-
MULTI-VINTAGE III, LLC Appl. for Auth. formed in Indiana on March 26, 2018. filed with Secy. of State, John G. Town- fice location: NY County. SSNY desig-
filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) SSNY has been designated as an send Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, nated as agent of LLC upon whom proc-
on 06/08/18. Office location: NY Coun- agent upon whom process against it Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any law- ess against it may be served. SSNY
ty. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/ may be served. The Post office ad- ful activity. shall mail process to the LLC, 366 Mad-
05/18. Princ. office of LLC: 909 Third dress to which the SSNY shall mail a ison Ave., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10017. Pur-
Ave., NY, NY 10022. SSNY designated copy of any process against the LLC pose: Any lawful activity.
as agent of LLC upon whom process served upon him/her is: CT Corpora- NOTICE OF FORMATION of limited liabili-
against it may be served. SSNY shall tion, 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, ty company (LLC). Name: GABRIELLE
mail process to the LLC, Attn: Edward NY 10011. The principal business ad- HURWITZ BRIDAL STYLING, LLC. Arti- NOTICE OF FORMATION of 85 Quay
Hornstein at the princ. office of the dress of the LLC is: 303 W Main Str, cles of Organization filed with Secretary Street Holder, LLC. Art. of Org. filed
LLC. DE addr. of LLC: c/o Corporation Ste 200, Freehold, NJ 07728. Indiana of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/ with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on
Service Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., Wil- address of LLC is: 888 S Harrison 18/2018. Office location: New York 7/11/18. Off. Loc.: New York County.
mington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed Str, Ste 900, Fort Wayne, IN 46802. County. SSNY designated as agent of SSNY has been desig. as agent upon
with Secy. of State of the State of DE, Certificate of LLC filed with Secretary LLC upon whom process against it may whom process against it may be
Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., of State of Indiana located at 200 W be served. SSNY shall mail copy of served. The address to which the SSNY
Federal and Duke of York Sts., Dover, Washington Street, Ste 201, Indianap- process to: GABRIELLE HURWITZ, 242 shall mail a copy to is: The LLC, 256
DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activi- olis, IN 46204. Purpose: any lawful E 26TH STREET APT 2, NEW YORK, NY West 116th Street, New York, NY
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or for more information
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ACCOUNTING ARTS LAW REAL ESTATE

Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP
Deloris Dunk-Vickers
is a director in Katz,
Sapper & Miller’s Audit
and Assurance Services
Group, working out
of the firm’s New York
office. Deloris helps ensure the
accuracy and completeness of
businesses’ financial reporting.
She focuses on audits of private
funds affiliated with SEC-
registered investment advisors.
HEALTHCARE
COPE Health Solutions
Dr. Elizabeth DuBois
started in August 2018
as Vice President of
Operations at COPE
Health Solutions. She
leads the COPE Health
Scholars experiential
education and training programs
which provide individuals
with unique opportunities to
experience health care firsthand
in clinical and administrative
settings. Her responsibilities
include developing and
executing the goals, objectives,
and strategic plan for the service
line. Prior to this role, Dr. DuBois
was Deputy Chief Medical
Officer at Community Healthcare
Network (CHN), a large federally
qualified health center in
New York City, serving 85,000
individuals a year.
HEALTHCARE
COPE Health Solutions
Rejoining the firm as
a Director is Danielle
Westermann. Mrs.
Westermann will
oversee the COPE
Health Scholars
programs at
multiple locations in Southern
California within the Kaiser
Permanente system. In her
role, Mrs. Westermann will
engage with internal staff and
Lincoln Center for the
Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for
the Performing
Arts announced
the appointment of
Lauren Ezrol Klein
as Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary. Klein will
serve as the chief legal officer for
the world’s leading performing
arts center, providing legal
advice and counsel on a broad
range of matters
FINANCE
BankUnited
Benjamin Stacks
has been named
executive vice
president, manager
of CRE lending for
BankUnited. A 25-year
veteran of New York commercial
real estate banking with a broad
understanding of the real estate
and banking industries, Stacks
is responsible for leading CRE
lending throughout the north
region, including metropolitan
New York.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Nicholas & Lence
Communications
Nicholas & Lence
Communications is
pleased to welcome
Larry Gottlieb, former
President and CEO
of the Hudson Valley Economic
Development Corporation,
in the newly created dual
role of Chief Strategy Officer
and Senior Vice President,
Business Development.
Larry is a seasoned PR and
government relations executive,
spending the last five years
Windels Marx Lane &
Mittendorf, LLP
Angela Crowder
focuses her practice
on commercial real
estate and finance,
drawing on her wide-
ranging knowledge
of virtually all aspects of real
estate transactions. She regularly
advises on private financings,
purchase and sales agreements,
joint ventures, loan sales,
workouts, construction contracts
and general corporate matters,
and works on a variety of leases
and development agreements.
Angela also has experience in
the structuring, negotiation,
and documentation of credit
facilities. Angela works with
public benefit corporations,
developers, private companies,
borrowers and lenders.
INSURANCE
Corporate Synergies
Robert Flicker joins
Corporate Synergies
to provide guidance
in developing,
implementing and
managing strategies
for a team of employee
benefits consultants. He brings
expertise in negotiation, product
design, funding options and
personalized cost-control
strategies based on client
needs, honed over 28 years of
experience in the field.
ANNOUNCE CAREER
MILESTONES WITH
Denham Wolf
Bringing over a decade
of experience in city
planning and project
management, Kate
Van Tassel joins
Denham Wolf as
Director of Development Services.
She will lead a collaborative
practice group in the assessment,
structuring, and negotiation of
development opportunities for
New York City nonprofits. Van
Tassel previously served as a Vice
President of the NYC Economic
Development Corporation,
liaising between architects,
engineers and real estate
professionals to facilitate the
implementation of multi-million-
dollar community development
projects. Her arrival will both
expand Denham Wolf’s expertise
and support its principal aim—
to empower more nonprofits to
adopt a mission-first approach to
real estate.
REAL ESTATE
Lightstone
Seth Molod joins
national real estate
investor and developer
Lightstone as Executive
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer.
He was previously Chair of Real
Estate Services and a member
of the Executive Committee at
Berdon LLP.

client leadership to develop
transformational educational
programs that prepare students
for careers in health care and
drive value for her clients
from patient experience to
operational excellence. She has
a specific focus on service line
operations and strategy as well
as engagements focused on
population health management,
care navigation and
management, and accountable
care organizations (ACOs).
CRAIN’S
running one of New York
State’s leading economic
development and regional
marketing organizations. Prior
to leading HVEDC, Larry held
numerous executive positions
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NEW IN TOWN
■ Dyphor
146 Wythe Ave.,
Brooklyn
Interior designer Francesca
Messina curates the selec-
tion of Asian and African
home decor sold at this
store, in Williamsburg.
■ Fancy
57 Bond St.
The online marketplace,
backed in part by Twitter
CEO Jack Dorsey, opened its
first storefront, in SoHo.
■ G Mart
5703 Roosevelt Ave.,
Queens
Woodside’s latest grocery
store stocks Chinese brands.
■ Kotn
112 Mercer St.
a gymnastics studio, in
Chinatown.
■ Randall’s Barbeque
359 Grand St.
A former Dinosaur Bar-B-
Que pit master is behind
this Lower East Side spot.
MOVES AND EXPANSIONS
■ Butler Bakeshop
40 Water St., Brooklyn
The Williamsburg bakery
expanded to Dumbo.
■ Jack’s Stir Brew Coffee
1335 Lexington Ave.
The café, which features
vegan baked goods, debuted
its ninth location, on the
Upper East Side.
■ The Kati Roll Co.
22 Maiden Lane
food eatery opened a sec- REAL ESTATE
ond location, in Midtown.
RETAIL
■ Fête New York agreed
STOCK TRANSACTIONS to take 12,063 square feet
at 231 W. 39th St. for 16
■ Estée Lauder Cos. years. The food hall is slated
(EL-N) to open in the spring. Max-
Board member Jane Lauder welle New York represented
sold 36,334 shares of the tenant. Adams & Co.
common stock at prices brokered for the landlord,
ranging from $132.79 to the Contemporary Fashion
$133.49 per share Aug. 23. Center. The asking rent was
The transaction was worth $125 per square foot.
$4,840,947. She now holds
3,703 shares. ■ Nili Lotan signed a deal
for 7,668 square feet at
■ Yext Inc. (YEXT-N) 142 Duane St. The Israeli
CFO Steven Cakebread designer plans to open a
sold 20,000 shares of showroom and office at
common stock at around the base of the residen-
$25 per share Aug. 22 and tial co-op. Cushman &
23 in transactions worth Wakefield brokered for the
$496,440. He now holds no designer. The landlord, 101
shares.
Holdings, was represented
by an in-house team. The
asking rent was $250 per
square foot.
■ Champion plans to open
a 7,121-square-foot store at
434 Broadway, a space that
was last occupied by Muji.
Cushman & Wakefield rep-
resented the owner, Savanna
Investment Management,
and the tenant. The asking
rent for the deal was not
disclosed.
COMMERCIAL
■ Siguler Guff signed for
44,000 square feet at 200
Park Ave. for 11 years. The
private-equity firm plans to
move from 825 Third Ave.
Asking rents in the building
range from $92 to $112 per
square foot. Sprayregen Real
Estate Advisors brokered
for the tenant. Tishman
Speyer handled the deal for
the owners, itself and the
Irvine Co.
■ Rosenberg & Estis
renewed its 35,000-square-
foot lease and tacked on
16,000 square feet for the
next 10 years at 733 Third
Ave. The law firm plans to
take over the entire 15th
floor and will continue
to occupy the 12th and
14th floors. The building’s
asking rent ranges from
$50 to $100 per square foot.
The landlord, the Durst
Organization, was repre-
sented in-house. The tenant
represented itself in the
transaction. – YOONA HA

The Toronto-based retailer
of Egyptian-cotton apparel
has a U.S. flagship, in SoHo.
■ Paul Ruggeri
356 Broadway
The American Ninja
Warrior competitor opened
The fast-casual chain
serving Indian flatbread
opened its sixth spot, in the
Financial District.
■ Viên
555 Fifth Ave.
The Southeast Asian street-
*
■ Regeneron Pharmaceu-
ticals Inc. (REGN-O)
Board member Michael
Brown sold 1,500 shares of
common stock for $380.49
per share in a transaction
worth $570,735 Aug. 22. He
now holds 11,074 shares.
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For the Record is a listing to help businesspeople in New York find opportunities,
potential new clients and updates on customers. Bankruptcy filings from the eastern and
southern districts of New York are listed alphabetically. Stock transactions are insider
transactions at New York companies obtained from Thomson Reuters and listed by size.
Real estate listings are in order of square footage.

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MADONIA’S family
BY LANCE PIERCE has been baking
bread since 1918.

Baking bread just like his grandfather did

Former Bloomberg chief of staff leaves his desk job to run the family bake shop

P
eter Madonia has gone from mover and shaker according to a 2017 study by the local business improve-
to neighborhood baker. ment district, which Madonia has chaired since 2016. PETER MADONIA
After serving as Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Great Italian classics such as pane di casa and cannoli
chief of staff, Madonia became chief operating are a big reason the business survives. Another is that BORN Pelham Parkway, Bronx
officer at the Rockefeller Foundation, where he tackled Madonia’s father bought the building for about $35,000 in RESIDES Westchester County
such massive projects as helping cities plan for recovery the mid-1970s. He sold it to his three children for about EDUCATION Bachelor’s in
from natural and man-made disasters. But $200,000 in the ’80s. The property is clearly anthropology, Fordham University;
in January he left to help run the bakery his
grandfather started 100 years ago this month.
“ I was born worth much more now, even though it is in
the nation’s poorest congressional district.
master’s in urban studies, University
of Chicago
Swapping the worlds of City Hall and big- and raised The subway isn’t close, which means gen- OLDIES BUT GOODIES Madonia
time philanthropy for a Bronx bakery—even nearby; this trification and large-scale redevelopment says his business partner, Charlie
one that sells outstanding olive bread—is an
unusual career move. But Madonia said he
is personal ” have so far missed Arthur Avenue, even
though the nearby Fordham Road commer-
LaLima, is responsible for adding
such specialties as white-chocolate
cherry bread and a cheesy jalapeño
couldn’t be happier. cial corridor was rezoned five years ago. loaf to the menu. But the best-
“I was born and raised near the bakery,” he said. “This Madonia says that to get more foot traffic, Arthur Ave- sellers are the standbys: semolina
is very personal to me.” nue needs more parking for the suburban families who bread, cannoli and cookies.
It’s actually his second stint running Madonia Brothers want to eat or shop at the places their parents and grand- CAN’T FIGHT CITY HALL
Madonia served on Mayor Bill de
Bakery. The first began 30 years ago, after his brother, who parents once enjoyed. He would like to see the BID buy a
Blasio’s transition team and has
owned it, died in a car accident. Madonia left the Koch warehouse and turn it into in a garage, but he recognizes periodically advised him. In 2015
administration, where he’d been deputy commissioner for the quest for parking is out of step with the rest of the city, he emailed de Blasio urging him to
buildings and the Fire Department, and bought the bak- where the prevailing winds blow toward ride-sharing and get rid of the pedestrian plaza in
ery. In the mid-1990s he sold a 50% stake to a partner, bike lanes. Still, Madonia is pounding the pavement. Times Square: “No real New York-
ers use it, and they hate walking
who broadened the lineup of breads and pastries and han- “I’ve been in touch with Polly,” he said, referring to
BUCK ENNIS

through it.” The mayor agreed, but

dles most of the day-to-day operations. Today the bakery Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg. “The the plaza remains.
is the most popular of the many dotting Arthur Avenue, city understands what we want.” — AARON ELSTEIN

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