

Mayor's 'Agents of the City' FOIL Exemption Stirs Debate
A state open government watchdog has panned what he called a "ridiculous" determination by the administration of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio that certain communications with "agents of the city" who are not employees are exempt from Freedom of Information Law disclosure. Last week, local news channel NY1 reported the de Blasio administration had denied its FOIL request for emails between the mayor, top members of his staff and Jonathan Rosen, a principal and co-founder