Washington Square Park Conservancy Communications
| Tracking # |
2021-846-00350 |
| Submitted | May 29, 2021 |
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Communications
From: Jake Offenhartz
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all written or electronic communications, including attachments, between the New York City Department Of Parks & Recreation and members of the Washington Square Park Conservancy Inc., including Betsey Ely, Gwen Evans, Veronica Bulgari and Justine Leguizamo. This request seeks documents created between January 1, 2020 and the date this request is processed.
I am a reporter for Gothamist and WNYC.
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,
Jake Offenhartz
From: Department of Parks & Recreation
Your request FOIL-2021-846-00350 has been successfully submitted to the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR).
The details of your request are shown below.
Request Title: Washington Square Park Conservancy Communications
Request Description: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all written or electronic communications, including attachments, between the New York City Department Of Parks & Recreation and members of the Washington Square Park Conservancy Inc., including Betsey Ely, Gwen Evans, Veronica Bulgari and Justine Leguizamo. This request seeks documents created between January 1, 2020 and the date this request is processed.
I am a reporter for Gothamist and WNYC.
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,
Jake Offenhartz
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From: Department of Parks & Recreation
Dear Mr. Offenhartz,
I am contacting you from the Office of the General Counsel to inform you that we are in receipt of your FOIL request. Please find attached a letter regarding your FOIL request.
Sincerely,
Jennifer
Jennifer Rowley
Risk Management and Records Access Officer
The Office of General Counsel
Legal Division
T 212.360.8141
EJennifer.Rowley@parks.nyc.gov<mailto:Gloria.Reyes@parks.nyc.gov>
NYC Parks
The Arsenal, Central Park
830 Fifth Avenue, Room 312
New York, NY 10065
nyc.gov/parks<http://www.nycgovparks.org/>
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Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients 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, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to this message and then delete it from your computer. Thank you.
From: Jake Offenhartz
Hi Jennifer,
I'm writing in regard to your earlier message requesting more clarity on my FOIL request. As noted previously, I'm seeking communications about Washington Square Park between the New York City Department Of Parks & Recreation and members of the Washington Square Park Conservancy Inc., including Betsey Ely, Gwen Evans, Veronica Bulgari and Justine Leguizamo.
To further narrow the search, the information I'm seeking includes but is not limited to the following Parks employees: Mitchell Silver, William (Bill) Castro, Steve Simon, George Vellonakis, Crystal Howard, Sam Biederman, Meghan Lalor, William Morrison and Alessandro Olivieri.
These records are stored electronically and it shouldn't be hard to find information of this nature.
I look forward to receiving your response.
Jake
From: Department of Parks & Recreation
Attention Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) Users,
The following note was added to FOIL-2021-846-00350 by the requester: (https://a860-openrecords.nyc.gov/request/view/FOIL-2021-846-00350)
Hi Jennifer,
I'm writing in regard to your earlier message requesting more clarity on my FOIL request. As noted previously, I'm seeking communications about Washington Square Park between the New York City Department Of Parks & Recreation and members of the Washington Square Park Conservancy Inc., including Betsey Ely, Gwen Evans, Veronica Bulgari and Justine Leguizamo.
To further narrow the search, the information I'm seeking includes but is not limited to the following Parks employees: Mitchell Silver, William (Bill) Castro, Steve Simon, George Vellonakis, Crystal Howard, Sam Biederman, Meghan Lalor, William Morrison and Alessandro Olivieri.
These records are stored electronically and it shouldn't be hard to find information of this nature.
I look forward to receiving your response.
Jake
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From: Department of Parks & Recreation
Good afternoon Mr. Offenhartz:
We are in receipt of your clarification. Thank you for sending.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, staffing changes, and the volume of our workload, access to all records will take longer than usual. Parks anticipates that it will take approximately ninety (90) business days from the date of this email to respond to your request.
Kind Regards,
Mark
Mark McCormack, CPRP
Senior Correspondence Coordinator
Office of Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP
C 646.925.2477
E Mark.McCormack@parks.nyc.gov<mailto:mark.mccormack@parks.nyc.gov>
NYC Parks
The Arsenal, Central Park
830 Fifth Avenue, Room 303
New York, NY 10065
nyc.gov/parks<https://csmail.nyc.gov/owa/redir.aspx?SURL=6HsCqTSmoU394NYtGIdf-eq-rkAW5kw1YV4ZWPSA0EOviaANhfPTCGgAdAB0AHAAOgAvAC8AdwB3AHcALgBuAHkAYwBnAG8AdgBwAGEAcgBrAHMALgBvAHIAZwAvAA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.nycgovparks.org%2f>
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 29, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #2021-846-00350.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Parks & Recreation
Good morning,
Please see our email of 7/8/2021, which I have reattached for reference.
Best Regards,
Mark
Mark McCormack, CPRP (he / him / his)
Senior Correspondence Coordinator
Office of the Commissioner
T 212.360.1303
F 212.360.1345
E Mark.McCormack@parks.nyc.gov
NYC Parks
The Arsenal, Central Park
830 Fifth Avenue, Room 303
New York, NY 10065
nyc.gov/parks
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Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients 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, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to this message and then delete it from your computer. Thank you.
From: Department of Parks & Recreation
Dear Mr. Offenhartz:
I am contacting you from the Office of the General Counsel of the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. Please find attached a letter regarding your FOIL request.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Mark McCormack, CPRP (he / him / his)
Risk Management and Legal Records Officer
Office of the General Counsel
T 212.360.8141
F 917.849.6754
E Mark.McCormack@parks.nyc.gov<mailto:Mark.McCormack@parks.nyc.gov>
NYC Parks
The Arsenal, Central Park
830 Fifth Avenue, Room 313
New York, NY 10065
nyc.gov/parks<http://www.nycgovparks.org/>
Follow Parks on: Facebook<http://facebook.com/nycparks> | Twitter<http://twitter.com/nycparks> | foursquare<https://foursquare.com/nycparks> | Instagram<http://instagram.com/NYCParks> | YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/user/NYCParksDepartment>
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients 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, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to this message and then delete it from your computer. Thank you.
From: Jake Offenhartz
Hello,
It's now been over six months since the initial request was due? Is there an update here?
Jake
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 31, 2021. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Feb. 14, 2022. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #2021-846-00350.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Parks & Recreation
Dear Mr. Offenhartz:
I am contacting you from the Office of the General Counsel of the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation. Please find attached a letter regarding your FOIL request.
Sincerely,
Mark
Mark McCormack, CPRP (he / him / his)
Risk Management and Legal Records Officer
Office of the General Counsel
T 212.360.8141
F 917.849.6754
E Mark.McCormack@parks.nyc.gov<mailto:Mark.McCormack@parks.nyc.gov>
NYC Parks
The Arsenal, Central Park
830 Fifth Avenue, Room 313
New York, NY 10065
nyc.gov/parks<http://www.nycgovparks.org/>
Follow Parks on: Facebook<http://facebook.com/nycparks> | Twitter<http://twitter.com/nycparks> | foursquare<https://foursquare.com/nycparks> | Instagram<http://instagram.com/NYCParks> | YouTube<http://www.youtube.com/user/NYCParksDepartment>
Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients 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, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to this message and then delete it from your computer. Thank you.
From: Department of Parks & Recreation
Dear Mr. Offenhartz:
Attached, please find a letter and records responsive to your FOIL request.
Sincerely,
Mark
Mark McCormack, CPRP (he / him / his)
Risk Management and Legal Records Officer
Office of the General Counsel
T 212.360.8141
F 917.849.6754
E Mark.McCormack@parks.nyc.gov<mailto:Mark.McCormack@parks.nyc.gov>
NYC Parks
The Arsenal, Central Park
830 Fifth Avenue, Room 313
New York, NY 10065
nyc.gov/parks<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nycgovparks.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7CMark.McCormack%40parks.nyc.gov%7Cab675aa4f9104d39764e08da0eb68100%7C32f56fc75f814e22a95b15da66513bef%7C0%7C0%7C637838474251317749%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=mZob%2Fij97wk82Fcs8rI7i9GVTKhL8DwlDT9y5435YHE%3D&reserved=0>
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