Freedom of Information Law

You received a public records request from UnGovr

This page explains who we are and how to answer our request. The email we sent says exactly what we asked for, and a reply to it reaches us.

How to respond

  • Reply to our email. Your reply reaches the file for this request. You do not need to create an account.
  • A records portal works if you create the account for us. If your agency logs requests in a portal, you may enter ours there, using the address our email came from as our contact. Messages and records the portal sends to that address reach us.
  • Send electronic records as you keep them. An email attachment, or a download link that needs no login, is fine. If the files are too large to email, reply and we will send you an upload link.
  • We do not ask for scans of paper records. If a responsive record exists only on paper, please do not copy it. Tell us which part of our request it answers.
  • No such record? Tell us. If your agency does not keep what we asked for, a short reply saying so answers that part of the request.

Who we are

UnGovr is a nonprofit organization, tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code. We build a public, searchable record of how government works. We are nonpartisan, and we ask for records for the public benefit, not for commercial use.

Why you received our request

We sent your agency a request for public records under the Freedom of Information Law. This page is the same for every request; the email carries the specifics.

What we do with your response

Records you provide become part of UnGovr's public, searchable archive, so residents, journalists and researchers can find them. We attribute each record to your agency and keep it as sent.

The law that applies in New York

Your response is governed by the Freedom of Information Law, N.Y. Public Officers Law §§ 84-90.

  • If part of a record is exempt, please release the rest and name the specific exemption.
  • If a fee would apply, please tell us before incurring it.

The statute, its deadlines and our rating of it: law.ungovr.org/records/us/ny

Questions, or a different office?

Reply to our email. If this request belongs with a different records office, tell us which one and we will send it there.

Thank you for your time, and for keeping public records open.

Sean McDermottCEO and Co-Founder, UnGovr