“[R]elease of the requested documents could impair the lives and safety of the law-enforcement community, undercover officers, confidential informants and members of the public who cooperate with the NYPD’s investigations and anti-terrorism efforts. Accordingly, the requested records were properly withheld under the public safety exemption.”

— State Supreme Court Justice Alexander Hunter, denying a request by groups alleging the NYPD’s intelligence-gathering in Muslim communities violates civil rights, in yet another vindication of the police