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26 COOPERATORNEWS —  MAY 2022   COOPERATORNEWS.COM  Himmelfarb & Sher, LLP • (914) 682-0040  Cooperative and Condominium Law—Real Estate Closings  One North Broadway, Suite 800, White Plains, NY 10601    Contact: Ronald A. Sher, Esq. • Norman D. Himmelfarb, Esq.  Law@himmelfarb-sher.com • Direct Dial: 914-461-0220  ATTORNEYS  Abrams Garfi nkel Margolis Bergson, LLP  1430 Broadway,  17th Floor, New York, NY 10018  212-201-1170 • www.agmblaw.com  Barry G. Margolis, Esq. • Robert J. Bergson, Esq.  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H    Co  L  Belkin Burden Wenig & Goldman, LLP  Specializing in all aspects of Cooperative and Condominium  Law including Landlord/tenant proceedings.  Copy of Monthly Newsletter available upon request.  (212) 867-4466 contact: Aaron Shmulewitz/Daniel Altman  ashmulewitz@bbwg.com/daltman@bbwg.com   www.bbwg.com  •  •   Re  •   Conta  Th  Ne  A full service real estate law firm serving   the cooperative and condominium community  Eric M. Goidel, Esq.   egoidel@borahgoldstein.com  (212)431-1300, Ext.438  Manhattan: 377 Broadway l New York, NY 10036│(212) 431-1300   Queens: 108-18 Queens Blvd│Forest Hills, NY 11375│(718) 263-6611   www.borahgoldstein.com  ARCHITECTS  architecture  interior design  engineering  project management  forensic investigations  307 7th Avenue, Suite 1001, New York, NY 10001  Tel. 212.645.3775 Fax. 212.645.4099  Form Space Image ARCHITECTURE PC  516-485-9600  adler@basslemer.com  P  A  Please submit Pulse items to  Darcey Gerstein at  darcey@cooperator.com  18 THE COOPERATOR —  JUNE 2020  New York Residents Notice Mail Delays   During Pandemic  While “Neither snow nor rain nor   heat nor gloom of night stays these cou-  riers from the swift  completion of their   appointed rounds,” as the United States   Postal Service’s motto goes, CBSNewYork   reports that the organization has experi-  enced delays in service as a result of the   COVID-19 pandemic—and New Yorkers   are noticing.   CBSNewYork reports that according   to some Bronx residents, they haven’t re-  ceived their mail—including packages,   bills, and medications—in almost a week.   Maryann Monte, a retiree who lives in an   apartment building in Kingsbridge, indi-  cated that she received an email from her   building  stating  that their local  post of-  fi ce has been “inactive, apparently due to   numerous employees’ COVID-19 related   exposure and/or diagnosis.”   At one Riverdale co-op, says CBS,   rumors have been circulating that coro-  navirus has ripped through the local   post offi  ce, resulting in noticeable mail   delays. Co-op resident Kevin Ploth tells   CBS, “I’ve noticed, along with some of my   neighbors—we have a mailman who we   know by name, and the last we saw of him   was Th  ursday of last week.”    When CBSNewYork reached out  to   USPS regarding the delays, a spokesper-  son’s response was, in part, “\[W\]e con-  tinue fl exing our available resources to   match the workload created by the im-  pacts of the ongoing coronavirus pan-  demic.” In other words, completion of ap-  pointed rounds will not be “stayed” by the   pandemic—yet—but it may be less “swift ”   than the delivery times to which we’ve be-  come accustomed in the 21st century.   CBSNewYork notes that while the   Centers for Disease Control and Preven-  tion (CDC) and the World Health Orga-  nization (WHO) say there’s no evidence   of the virus spreading through contact   with mail or packages, at least one study   has shown that coronavirus can remain   on surfaces such as cardboard for up to 24   hours. Th  erefore, it is recommended that   any packages be left  outside the home for   at least that time period, and to clean any   surfaces  with  which  the package  comes   in contact. And—of course—wash your   hands aft er handling any mail or packag-  es, or anything else received from outside   of your home.                                             n  Cesarano & Khan, PC  Certified Public Accountants  PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO   THE COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM COMMUNITY  Reporting on Financial Statements •  Tax Services  Budgeting & Consulting • Election Tabulation Services  For additional information, contact  Carl M. Cesarano, CPA  199 JERICHO TURNPIKE, SUITE 400 • FLORAL PARK, NY 11001  (516) 437-8200  and   718-478-7400 • info@ck-cpas.com  cesarano &khan1_8 use this_:cesarano &khan 4  7/22/15  4:59 PM  Page 1  To get your FREE copy  *  Email: Facades101@gmail.com  FREE  *  for Property   Managers &   Board Members!  Just off the   printing press!  They didn’t teach me   any of this in college,   can I get a refund?  wax, shampoo—do what you have to do—but   get those fl oors cleaned,” he urges.  Interested in learning more about ready-  ing your multifamily property for the spring   season? Come to the CooperatorEvents Expo   at the New York Hilton Midtown on Wednes-  day, May 11, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.!   For  more information and  to  register,  visit   www.coopexpo.com.  n  Darcey Gerstein is Associate Editor and a Staff    Writer for CooperatorNews.  SPRING MAINT...  continued from page 25  ogy professionals to develop a risk-based as-  sessment of what data you maintain and how   it may be exposed to wrongful release.   • A company cannot be sued for the   wrongful release of data that it did not have in   the fi rst place. Companies should only collect   information that they really need. Does the   company really need a complete tax return? If   not, why ask for a tax return and keep it in a   fi le just waiting to be stolen?  • Information should be available to, and   distributed only to, people who need to know   the information. Do co-op board members   really need an unredacted application with   the applicant’s social security number and   credit card number? No. Distributing that in-  formation is a mistake.  • Should unencrypted personal data be   distributed so that it is kept on unsecure cell   phones or laptops? Of course not. Ten years   ago, encryption and self-destruct soft ware   were not conveniently available, or were too   slow. However, that is no longer the case.   Secure portals are available that allow board   members access to information when they   need it, but that do not allow the information   to be saved onto unsecure mobile devices.   Managing agents should investigate the extent   to which such systems can be implemented in   a cost-eff ective manner to protect all clients.  • Companies should all adopt a formal   document retention and destruction policy   that requires the secure disposal of documents   and electronic information once they are no   longer legally required to be retained. Excess   information and documents should be de-  stroyed on a regular basis in accordance with   that policy. Th  e destruction policy should be   content-neutral and should be implemented   consistently so that no one can argue that it   was a ruse to destroy compromising informa-  tion.”   n  Q&A  continued from page 7  Disclaimer: Th  e answers provided in this Q&A   column are of a general nature and cannot   substitute for professional advice regarding your   specifi c circumstances. 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