DAILYQNEWS

February 3, 2016

Ms. Karen Hinton

Press Secretary to the Mayor
City Hall

New York, New York 10007

Dear Ms. Hinton,
Under the New York State Freedom of Information Law, I request access to:

All records and information related to the January 2016 New York City report titled ?For-Hire
Vehicle Transportation Study? issued by the Of?ce of the Mayor.

All records and information related to any research about the for-hire vehicle industry, whether or
not such research produced information included in the ?For?Hire Vehicle Transportation Study.?

This request extends to all relevant records and information in the custody of every New York City
agency, as well as in the custody of all units of the Of?ce of the Mayor.

This request is also comprehensive in the types of records and information being sought. Those
include, but are not limited to:

All records and information related to the retention of consultants, such as requests for proposals or
bidding invitations issued to all potential contractors, communications with all potential contractors, scope-
of?work speci?cations, evaluations of proposals and executed contracts.

All records and information entailing post-contractual communications with any consultants retained
by the city in relation to the report or in relation to any other research about the for-hire vehicle industry.

All records and information. including reports and communications by and among city of?cials,
related in any way to such consultants and or to any other such research before and after the execution of
any contracts.

All records and information related to the work product provided to the city by such consultants,
including the work product itself.

All records or information produced by city of?cials in relation to the consultant work product.

including reports or communications about the work product by and among city of?cials, as well as by and
among city of?cials and any such consultant.

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All statistical or factual data and tabulations related to the ?For-Hire Vehicle Transportation Study?
or to the for-hire vehicle industry generally. even if such data or tabulations are contained in documents that
might otherwise be exempt from disclosure.

Any records or information produced from June 1, 2014 to date, and related to research by city
employees about the for-hire vehicle industry, including communications among city employees both in any
unit of the mayor?s of?ce and in city agencies.

Any records or information related to the identities and salaries of city employees who prepared or
helped prepare the ?For-Hire Vehicle Transportation Study."

Any records or information that is not related to the ?For-Hire Vehicle Transportation Study,? but
does relate to the possibility of a link between the for-hire vehicle industry and traf?c congestion. This
should include all records and information related to the preparation of an Op-Ed article written by Mayor
de Blasio and published by the Daily News on July 18, 2015.

The Daily News agrees to pay reasonable duplication fees for the processing of this request in an amount
not to exceed $100. Please notify me prior to your incurring any expenses in excess of that amount.

If the Daily News request is denied in whole or in part. please justify all denies or deletions by reference to
the speci?c exemptions of FOIL that you contend are applicable. The Daily News also requests that you
release all severable portions of otherwise exempt material.

I look forward to your response within ?ve (5) business days as required by Foil.

Thank you for your assistance.

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Arthur Browne
Editorial Page Editor