Kenneth Adams Last 200 Pages of Emails With "EB-5" or "EB5"

Dear Mr. Amarel:

ESD is in receipt of the attached FOIL requests seeking access to certain records of the New York State Urban Development Corporation ("UDC") doing business as Empire State Development ("ESD").

ESD is considering your request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers law, Section 84 et seq.) and its rules concerning access to the records of the Corporation. ESD will notify you of the results of its search for responsive documents within twenty (20) business days.

Thank you.

Records Access Officer
FOIL@esd.ny.gov<mailto:FOIL@esd.ny.gov>

Dear Mr. Amarel:

Please be advised that ESD continues to review documents related to the attached FOIL request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, Section 84 et seq.) ("FOIL") and its rules concerning access to ESD's records. ESD will notify you of the status of its review and endeavor to provide you with any responsive documents and/or determination(s) made pursuant to FOIL on or before June 4, 2019.

Thank you.

Records Access Officer
FOIL@esd.ny.gov<mailto:FOIL@esd.ny.gov>

Dear Mr. Amarel,

Please be advised that the attached e-mail indicating the anticipated response date to your FOIL request #2822 was sent to you on April 22, 2019.

Thank you.

Records Access Office
FOIL@esd.ny.gov<mailto:FOIL@esd.ny.gov>

Dear Mr. Amarel:

ESD previously advised you in the attached email, sent on May 7, 2019 responding to your earlier mail asking the same question on April 22, 2019, and in the language you have quoted below (emphasis added) that that ESD continues to review documents related to the attached FOIL request #2822 in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, Section 84 et seq.) ("FOIL") and its rules concerning access to ESD's records. ESD will notify you of the status of its review and endeavor to provide you with any responsive documents and/or determination(s) made pursuant to FOIL on or before June 4, 2019. Thank you.

Please acknowledge this email.

Records Access Officer
FOIL@esd.ny.gov<mailto:FOIL@esd.ny.gov<mailto:FOIL@esd.ny.gov%3cmailto:FOIL@esd.ny.gov>

Dear Mr. Amarel:

Please be advised that ESD continues to review documents related to the attached FOIL request in accordance with the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law, Section 84 et seq.) ("FOIL") and its rules concerning access to ESD's records. ESD will notify you of the status of its review and endeavor to provide you with any responsive documents and/or determination(s) made pursuant to FOIL on or before July 17, 2019.

Thank you.

Records Access Officer
FOIL@esd.ny.gov<mailto:FOIL@esd.ny.gov>

Dear Mr. Amarel:

As we wrote you on June 4, 2019, which you quote below, ESD will notify you of the status of its review and endeavor to provide you with any responsive documents and/or determination(s) made pursuant to FOIL on or before July 17, 2019.

Thank you.

Records Access Officer
FOIL@esd.ny.gov<mailto:FOIL@esd.ny.gov<mailto:FOIL@esd.ny.gov%3cmailto:FOIL@esd.ny.gov>>

Dear Mr. Amarel,

This email responds to your March 17, 2019, FOIL request for the following:
the last 200 pages of emails sent to, from, or copied to Kenneth Adams (former ESD President & CEO and DED Commissioner) that contain the non-case-sensitive key-string "EB-5" or "EB5".
You may start with the most recent email (as of the time you receive this request). Convert this email to PDF and then proceed to the immediately prior email until 200 pages of emails have been produced.
I request that you ignore spam, junk mail, or newsletters.

Please find the attached documents responsive to your FOIL request.

Pursuant to Public Officers Law 87(2)(g), we have withheld records from disclosure as they are "inter-agency or intra-agency materials which are not (i) statistical or factual tabulations or data; (ii) instructions to staff that affect the public; (iii) final agency policy or determination; (iv) external audits, including but not limited to audits performed by the comptroller and the federal government."

Pursuant to Public Officers Law 87(2)(i), we have withheld certain records as they contain information that "If it is if disclosed, would jeopardize the capacity of an agency or an entity that has shared information with an agency to guarantee the security of its information technology assets, such assets encompassing both electronic information systems and infrastructures."

Pursuant to Public Officers Law §89(4)(a), you have thirty (30) days to appeal this determination. An appeal of any portion of this determination should be directed to Empire State Development's appeals officer, New York State Urban Development Corporation d/b/a Empire State Development, 633 Third Avenue, 37th Floor, New York, NY 10017, FOILAppeal@esd.ny.gov<mailto:FOILAppeal@esd.ny.gov>.

Kindly confirm receipt of this email. Thank you.

Records Access Officer
FOIL@esd.ny.gov<mailto:FOIL@esd.ny.gov>

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