TCL-NYPD Communication

Matthew Guariglia filed this request with the Taxi and Limousine Commission of New York City, NY.

It is a clone of this request.

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From: Matthew Guariglia

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 communications or correspondences, including emails, photographs, legal memorandums, shared policies or procedures, training manuals or documentation, or invoices between the between the New York City Police Department and the Taxi and Limousine Commission of New York City concerning the New York Police Department's use of vehichles resembling New York City Taxis.

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 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,

Matthew Guariglia

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

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 June 29, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

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 June 29, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

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 June 29, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

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 June 29, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

From: MuckRock

Hello,

Is there an email address that may be used to contact the Office of Legal Affairs?

Thank you.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

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 June 29, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

From: Matthew Guariglia

To Whom it May Concern,

This initial request was filed in June of 2015, the fact that I have not received a response is in clear violation of New York FOIL law. Please response to this request by the end of the week or I, as a member of the media and a researcher, will have no choice but to appeal.

Sincerely,

Matthew Guariglia

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Thank you.

You may keep this email as confirmation that you have successfully submitted your request for records to the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC). Your request has been forwarded to the Office of Legal Affairs. You will receive an official acknowledgment of your request within five (5) business days.

Please be advised that the TLC reserves the right to assess a $0.25 copying fee per page for any request exceeding four (4) pages. Please do not send any payment at the present time; the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) will bill you accordingly if the records you have requested exceed four (4) pages.

From: TLCmail2, TLCmail (TLC)

Good Afternoon Mr. Guariglia,
The Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) hereby acknowledges receipt of your Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request dated June 29, 2015. Specifically you requested:
"Any communications or correspondences, including emails, photographs, legal memorandums, shared policies or procedures, training manuals or documentation, or invoices between the between the New York City Police Department and the Taxi and Limousine Commission of New York City concerning the New York Police Department's use of vehicles resembling New York City Taxis."
We have located documents which are responsive to your request. Attached you will find correspondence between the TLC and the New York City Police Department (NYPD), with identifying components of the NYPD-owned vehicles redacted. The documents that we have enclosed are partially redacted pursuant to ยง 87(2)(e)(i) and (iv) of the New York State Public Officers Law (POL), which states that the disclosure of documents that would interfere with law enforcement investigations or reveal criminal investigative techniques or procedures, except routine techniques and procedures, may be denied by the agency. Further, we are withholding the lists of NYPD vehicles resembling TLC vehicles in their entirety pursuant to section 87(2)(e)(i) and (iv).
You may file an appeal concerning the information in your request which has been denied within thirty (30) days of the date of this letter in writing to Mr. Christopher Wilson, General Counsel at the address below.
If you have any questions pertaining to your request please feel free to call our office at the number below referring to FOIL #23442.

Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC)
Legal Affairs
33 Beaver Street, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10004
tel: 212-676-1135
email: foil@tlc.nyc.gov

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