Mayor Bloomberg's visit to West Point (NYC Dept of Records)
| Submitted | Sept. 23, 2014 |
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From: Conor Skelding
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:
Any audio or audio/video recording former mayor Michael Bloomberg's speech to students of the United States Military Academy in November of 2013.
He spoke to the Academy's firsties (seniors) in Robinson Hall.
Records requested include recordings of both his remarks, and the subsequent question and answer session with cadets.
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,
Conor Skelding
From: Cobb, Ken (Records)
Dear Mr. Skelding:
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your FOIL request dated 23 September. I will reply with more information as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Kenneth Cobb
Kenneth R. Cobb | Assistant Commissioner
31 Chambers Street, Suite 305 | New York, NY 10007
P: 212-788-8604 | F: 212-788-8614 | kcobb@records.nyc.gov
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From: Conor Skelding
Dear Mr. Cobb,
Thanks very much for your quick acknowledgement. I'll look forward to further information. Have a good weekend.
Sincerely,
Conor Skelding
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Cobb, Ken (Records)
Dear Mr. Skelding,
Thank you for the follow-up message. I did identify what appears to be the relevant video footage and am having the disc copied. As soon as that is completed I will let you know.
Sincerely,
Ken Cobb
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From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Cobb, Ken (Records)
Thank you for the reminder. We do not have the necessary equipment in our agency to copy the disk; I’ve asked another agency to help. Will follow-up this week and hopefully get to you the requested footage asap.
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From: Cobb, Ken (Records)
Mr. Skelding,
I have had the video copied to a DVD. Kindly reply with a mailing address and I will send asap.
Thankyou.
Ken Cobb
From: MuckRock
Hello Mr. Cobb,
The appropriate mailing address for this request is:
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 13564
PO Box 55819
Boston, MA 02205-5819
Thank you very much for your help!
From: Cobb, Ken (Records)
Mr. Skelding,
The disc will go out in the mail either later today or Monday. Kindly note that it is provided for personal research use only; a license would be necessary if you wished to broadcast or use any of the footage. I am attaching the permission form.
Sincerely,
Kenneth Cobb
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From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 23, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Cobb, Ken (Records)
Mr. Skelding,
As I wrote in my message dated January 2, I mailed the disk that day to the address you provided. You should have received it by now.
Kenneth Cobb
From: Cobb, Ken (Records)
Mr. Skelding,
Adding to my earlier message, the disk was mailed in a large (9 x 12) size white mailer that we usually use for photographs. I did not put your name on the package, just the mailing address you supplied: MuckRock News
DEPT MR 13564, PO Box 55819, Boston, MA 02205-5819. It should be in your office somewhere; hopefully you can find it.
Ken Cobb
From: Conor Skelding
Mr. Cobb,
Thanks for your explanation. I'll check with Muckrock.
Conor Skelding
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