Buffalo News v. Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously modified on the law and as modified affirmed with costs to petitioner against respondent Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority, in accordance with the following memorandum: In this CPLR article 78 proceeding, petitioner, The Buffalo News, appeals from the denial of its request, pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL; Public Officers Law art 6), for access to employee payroll records and disciplinary records of respondent, Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority. It was error for Supreme Court to deny petitioner access to respondent’s employee earning records. FOIL…
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