Masked LEOs (New York City Police Department)

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Request Title: Masked LEOs (New York City Police Department)

Request Description: Other Request

Request Type: Other Request

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

1. Policies, including implementation, termination and expiration notices, mentioning or discussing mask mandates or requirements for employees.

2. Reports regarding alleged violations of or non-compliance with mask mandates or requirements.

3. Records documenting any disciplinary actions taken regarding Item #2.

4. Emails, letters, memos and other written or memorialized discussions with unions or employee representatives regarding actual or proposed mask mandates or requirements (such as those requested in Item #1).

I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.

As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.

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,

Emma North-Best

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You can view the request and take any necessary action at the following webpage: https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-056-13743. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-056-13743)

The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has extended the time to respond to your FOIL request FOIL-2021-056-13743 for the following reasons: (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-056-13743)
You can expect a response on or about Friday, June 24, 2022.

Additional Information:

Our office is continuing to investigate your request. Please be advised that as a result of Department-wide staffing issues, the receipt of records from the respective custodians of those records, and the subsequent review of those records by the FOIL Unit, has taken longer than estimated, resulting in a backlog of pending requests. Accordingly, as this office is continuing to investigate the request, a determination shall be issued upon receipt of the records and after a thorough review of any possible exemptions pursuant to Public Officers Law §87(2). It is estimated that, based on the volume of requests received by the NYPD, the determination shall be issued within 90 business days of this message.

Please visit FOIL-2021-056-13743 to view additional information and take any necessary action. (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-056-13743)