NYCEM Records
Records Unit Documents
Records in Movies
Disposition of NYCEM Records: Permanent (Retain at NYCEM), Destroy or Transfer
100

This is the retention period of a major activation (e.g., Sandy, COVID-19).

What is permanent?

100

This document is where you'll find a list of all of the NYCEM record series.

What is the NYCEM Records Retention Schedule?

100

In this movie, Nicolas Cage stole the Declaration of Independence from the National Archives.

What is National Treasure?

100

Non-policymakers' transitory email.

What is destroy (when no longer needed)?

200

This type of record is retained for 56 years after an employee separates from the agency.

What is a personnel record?

200

This flyer will help you determine the status of your documents, whether or not it's under retention.

What is the Is it a Record? flyer?

200

In this movie, instructions to locate the burial place of the Ark of the Covenant are etched into a gold medallion.

What is Raiders of the Lost Ark?

200

Minor activation records.

What is destroy (3Y after close of activation)?

300

These types of documents are records, but they're not under retention and can be destroyed when no longer needed.

What are transitory or temporary records?

300

This document is where you'll find information about R.O.T.

What is the Zombie Records information flyer?
300

In an episode of this TV show, town records are searched in The Springfield Hall of Records: Not the Good Kind of Records, Historical Ones.

What is The Simpsons?

300

Official meeting minutes.

What is transfer to the Municipal Archives (after 25Y)?

400

This is where reports and other NYCEM publications are transferred to within 10 days of publication.

What is the NYC Municipal Library's Government Publications Portal?

400

A picture of George Costanza is featured in this Records unit document.

What is the NYCEM Library Dos and Don'ts?

400

In this movie, personnel records of cops are searched to find the person responsible for blowing up an elevator and a bus.

What is Speed?

400

Policymakers' records.

What is transfer to the Municipal Archives (1Y after separating from NYCEM)?

500

This record series is a carve out from the Major Activations record series.

What is the Client Records from Shelters/Centers Containing PII record series?

500

This document has a Salvaging Damaged Records section.

What is the Records Management Handbook?

500

The accountants in this movie are actually record keepers, opening files tracking bounty information and officially marking former members of this shadow organization as excommunicado. 

What is John Wick?

500

Policies and procedures.

What is destroy (6Y after superseded)?