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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. ACCOUNTANTS ARCHITECTS SERVICE DIRECTORY  Over 30 years of coop & condo experience  Hands on Personal Attention Timely Service  Contact: Gary Adler, CPA Sarah Haar CPA   www.bassandlemer.com 516-485-9600 adler@basslemer.com Contact: Lauren Ziemba, CPA Sarah Haar, CPA lziemba@basslemer.com n n FSI ARCHITECTURE Restoration Preservation Investigation Interior Design 307 7th Ave, #1001 New York, NY 10001 FSI.NYC 212.645.3775 110 E. 42nd Street, 17th Floor New York, New York 10017 Robert J. Braverman, Scott S. 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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. Always seek the advice of competent legal counsel or other qualifi ed profes- sionals with any questions you may have regard- ing technical or legal issues. See us at Booth 1816