Community Board 7 is currently operating without a district man- ager, following suit with Community Boards 5 and 8, also without DMs.

Andrew Sandler (pictured left), the CB7’s district manager, has been out on medical leave since early January and it is unclear exactly when he will return. He’s expected to be back within the next couple of months. In the interim, CB 7 will be run by Tom Lucania, director of community boards from the Bronx Borough President’s office. He’ll also take over DM duties at CB5 and CB8 until the DM seats can be filled. He’ll also handle matters at Community Board 10, where the DM post has been left vacant for months.

“Community boards 5 and 8 are undergoing processes right now, so the DM seats won’t be vacant for much longer,” said John DeSio, spokesman for the Borough President’s office, dispelling any belief that Lucania might become overwhelmed by the workload of watching over three different community boards.

With Sandler’s medical leave over- lapping with the upcoming meeting in February to address his position with CB7, the status of Sandler’s probationary period as DM is unknown at this

time. All meetings and events held by CB7 will go ahead as scheduled, despite Sandler’s absence. Although the board will be overseen by Lucania, any concerns, questions or other mat- ters having to do with CB7 should still be dealt with by visiting their website at www.bronxcb7.info or by calling CB7’s direct line at (718)-933-5650.

—Daniela Beasley