Communications between the NYPD and the NYC Bid Association

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

All electronic communications between the NYPD and the NYC BID Association containing the word "Ferguson."

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,

Aaron Cantú

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 1, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

January 13, 2015

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (1977 N.Y. Laws ch. 933), I hereby request the following records:

All electronic communications from November 20 to January 6 between the NYPD and the NYC BID Association pertaining to recent protests in Manhattan against police brutality. Some search terms include "Ferguson," "protests," "blocking traffic," "Michael Brown," "Eric Garner," "black lives matter," and any combination of these terms. In addition, I'd like any communications that mention "NYPD slowdown" and "NYPD work stoppage."

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,
Aaron Cantú

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 1, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2014-PL-10750.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 1, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2015-PL-645.

Thank you for your help.

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 1, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #2015-PL-645.

Thank you for your help.