Citizen App New York (New York City Police Department)
| Tracking # |
FOIL-2019-056-20552 FOIL-2019-056-20552 |
| Multi Request | Citizen App New York |
| Submitted | Nov. 15, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | April 26, 2019 |
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From: Jason Koebler
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Public reports state that the Citizen App, which tracks crime, has come to your city (https://medium.com/citizen/citizen-brings-fast-growing-safety-app-to-phoenix-deef586c471d). Therefore, I hereby request the following records:
1) All instructional materials, presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other guidance on the use of the Citizen App. This includes A) any notes taking during meetings that discussed the use of Citizen, B) any explanations (whether internally or externally generated) of how Citizen works, and C) any other document that has been used to help explain the use of Citizen to any party, including internal documentation, public relations materials, and executive summaries.
2) A copy of any privacy impact assessments, use policies, standard operating procedures, data retention policies, legal opinions, warranties, non-disclosure agreements, contracts, liability waivers, insurance agreements, Requests for Proposals, Responses to Requests for Proposal, Memorandums of Understanding, Letters of Interest, usage policies, or informal agreements between the police department and Citizen.
3) A copy of any funding opportunity announcements, grant applications and grantor status/progress reports, reports to legislative bodies, annual reports that mention Citizen, as well as audit records, including but not limited to security audits of the software, misuse reports, and reports to oversight bodies.
4) Any digital communications including but not limited to emails and text messages) as well as documents, (including but not limited to PDF, word processing, excel, and slide documents) that mention the Citizen App.
5) Any digital communications (including but not limited to emails and text messages) with Citizen App representatives.
These documents will be used by VICE Media in the course of news gathering and journalism in the public service. They will be used to inform reporting for www.vice.com, an international media organization.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jason Koebler
From: New York City Police Department
Your request FOIL-2019-056-20552 has been successfully submitted to the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
The details of your request are shown below.
Request Title: Citizen App New York (New York City Police Department)
Request Description: Other Request
Other Request
Type of Request:
Report #:
Date:
Time:
Precinct:
Location:
Description:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Public reports state that the Citizen App, which tracks crime, has come to your city (https://medium.com/citizen/citizen-brings-fast-growing-safety-app-to-phoenix-deef586c471d). Therefore, I hereby request the following records:
1) All instructional materials, presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other guidance on the use of the Citizen App. This includes A) any notes taking during meetings that discussed the use of Citizen, B) any explanations (whether internally or externally generated) of how Citizen works, and C) any other document that has been used to help explain the use of Citizen to any party, including internal documentation, public relations materials, and executive summaries.
2) A copy of any privacy impact assessments, use policies, standard operating procedures, data retention policies, legal opinions, warranties, non-disclosure agreements, contracts, liability waivers, insurance agreements, Requests for Proposals, Responses to Requests for Proposal, Memorandums of Understanding, Letters of Interest, usage policies, or informal agreements between the police department and Citizen.
3) A copy of any funding opportunity announcements, grant applications and grantor status/progress reports, reports to legislative bodies, annual reports that mention Citizen, as well as audit records, including but not limited to security audits of the software, misuse reports, and reports to oversight bodies.
4) Any digital communications including but not limited to emails and text messages) as well as documents, (including but not limited to PDF, word processing, excel, and slide documents) that mention the Citizen App.
5) Any digital communications (including but not limited to emails and text messages) with Citizen App representatives.
These documents will be used by VICE Media in the course of news gathering and journalism in the public service. They will be used to inform reporting for www.vice.com, an international media organization.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jason Koebler
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Requester's Contact Information
Name:
Jason Koebler
Title:
Not provided
Organization:
Not provided
Email:
requests@muckrock.com (mailto:requests@muckrock.com)
Phone Number:
(617) 299-1832
Fax Number:
Not provided
Street Address (line 1):
MuckRock News DEPT MR 83281 411A Highland Ave
Street Address (line 2):
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City:
Somerville
State:
MA
Zip Code:
02144
You can view the request and take any necessary action at the following webpage: https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2019-056-20552. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2019-056-20552)
From: New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has acknowledged your FOIL request FOIL-2019-056-20552. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2019-056-20552)
You can expect a response on or about Monday, April 6, 2020.
Additional Information:
Your request has been assigned to Detective Halk (646-610-6430)
Please visit FOIL-2019-056-20552 to view additional information and take any necessary action. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2019-056-20552)
Request Information:
Request Title: Citizen App New York (New York City Police Department)
Request Description: Other Request Other Request
Type of Request:
Report #:
Date:
Time:
Precinct:
Location:
Description:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Public reports state that the Citizen App, which tracks crime, has come to your city (https://medium.com/citizen/citizen-brings-fast-growing-safety-app-to-phoenix-deef586c471d). Therefore, I hereby request the following records:
1) All instructional materials, presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other guidance on the use of the Citizen App. This includes A) any notes taking during meetings that discussed the use of Citizen, B) any explanations (whether internally or externally generated) of how Citizen works, and C) any other document that has been used to help explain the use of Citizen to any party, including internal documentation, public relations materials, and executive summaries.
2) A copy of any privacy impact assessments, use policies, standard operating procedures, data retention policies, legal opinions, warranties, non-disclosure agreements, contracts, liability waivers, insurance agreements, Requests for Proposals, Responses to Requests for Proposal, Memorandums of Understanding, Letters of Interest, usage policies, or informal agreements between the police department and Citizen.
3) A copy of any funding opportunity announcements, grant applications and grantor status/progress reports, reports to legislative bodies, annual reports that mention Citizen, as well as audit records, including but not limited to security audits of the software, misuse reports, and reports to oversight bodies.
4) Any digital communications including but not limited to emails and text messages) as well as documents, (including but not limited to PDF, word processing, excel, and slide documents) that mention the Citizen App.
5) Any digital communications (including but not limited to emails and text messages) with Citizen App representatives.
These documents will be used by VICE Media in the course of news gathering and journalism in the public service. They will be used to inform reporting for www.vice.com, an international media organization.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jason Koebler
From: New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has closed your FOIL request FOIL-2019-056-20552 for the following reasons: (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2019-056-20552)
In regard to the document(s) which you requested, this unit is unable to locate records responsive to your request based on the information you provided.
You may appeal the decision to deny access to material that was redacted in part or withheld in entirety by contacting the agency's FOIL Appeals Officer: foilappeals@nypd.org within 30 days. (mailto:foilappeals@nypd.org?subject=FOIL-2019-056-20552%20-%20Appeal)
Request Information:
Request Title: Citizen App New York (New York City Police Department)
Request Description: Other Request Other Request
Type of Request:
Report #:
Date:
Time:
Precinct:
Location:
Description:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Public reports state that the Citizen App, which tracks crime, has come to your city (https://medium.com/citizen/citizen-brings-fast-growing-safety-app-to-phoenix-deef586c471d). Therefore, I hereby request the following records:
1) All instructional materials, presentations and presentation materials (including recorded video and audio, PowerPoint files, prepared remarks, and slides formats), and other guidance on the use of the Citizen App. This includes A) any notes taking during meetings that discussed the use of Citizen, B) any explanations (whether internally or externally generated) of how Citizen works, and C) any other document that has been used to help explain the use of Citizen to any party, including internal documentation, public relations materials, and executive summaries.
2) A copy of any privacy impact assessments, use policies, standard operating procedures, data retention policies, legal opinions, warranties, non-disclosure agreements, contracts, liability waivers, insurance agreements, Requests for Proposals, Responses to Requests for Proposal, Memorandums of Understanding, Letters of Interest, usage policies, or informal agreements between the police department and Citizen.
3) A copy of any funding opportunity announcements, grant applications and grantor status/progress reports, reports to legislative bodies, annual reports that mention Citizen, as well as audit records, including but not limited to security audits of the software, misuse reports, and reports to oversight bodies.
4) Any digital communications including but not limited to emails and text messages) as well as documents, (including but not limited to PDF, word processing, excel, and slide documents) that mention the Citizen App.
5) Any digital communications (including but not limited to emails and text messages) with Citizen App representatives.
These documents will be used by VICE Media in the course of news gathering and journalism in the public service. They will be used to inform reporting for www.vice.com, an international media organization.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Jason Koebler
From: Jason Koebler
I would like to appeal this finding; the New York Times reported that the Citizen has been used to find missing persons in Manhattan and that the NYPD has issued statements about its predecessor. A FOIA I received from Los Angeles also states that Citizen has a partnership with the FDNY. I find it hard to believe that there are *no* documents about Citizen with the NYPD.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/17/style/citizen-neighborhood-crime-app.html
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From: New York City Police Department
Mr. Koebler,
Please see attached appeal determination. Thank you.
Respectfully,
Jordan S. Mazur, Esq.
Sergeant
Records Access Appeals Officer
NYPD Legal Bureau
1 Police Plaza, Room 1406
New York, NY 10038
FOILAppeals@NYPD.org<mailto:FOILAppeals@NYPD.org>
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, use or disclosure of it or its contents is prohibited and may violate laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this communication. Please treat this and all other communications from the New York City Police Department as LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE / FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY.
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