THE CITY OF NEW YORK MICHAEL A. CARDOZO Corporation Counsel
LAW
DEPARTMENT \ CHURCH NEW YORK, NY 10007
JAY COHEN phone: 212-341 -3687 fax: 212-788-0367
[email protected]
January 2, 2004
BY HAND Daniel Marcus, Esq. John Farmer, Esq. The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States 26 Federal Plaza Suite 13-100 New York, NY 10007 Re: Document Request No. 1 - City of New York Gentlemen, In response to the Commission's Document Request No. 1, we are today providing you with documents, with their contents described further below, provided by the New York City Police Department. To the extent we have concerns about providing particular items, we will contact you so such issues can be discussed. SPECIFIC REQUESTS AND RESPONSES
A. New York City Police Department 2. The following documents, records or raw data pertaining to NYPD's response to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 (the "9/11 Attacks"); (i) radio communication tapes and transcripts for NYPD communications on September 11, 2001, (u) operational logs for September 11, 2001 through September 20, 2001 (this ten day period is referred to as "9/11-9/20"), (iii) dispatch records for 9/11-9/20, (iv) internal and external video footage of the NYPD's response from 9/11-9/20 to the 9/11 Attacks, and (v) staffing and unit location charts for 9/11-9/20, including, but not limited to, NYPD "SWAMP site maps."
Response: request:
The following documents are provided in response to the above
1. Redacted NYPD Report: Synopsis of 911 Calls From the WTC. Only names and telephone numbers have been redacted. The unredacted version is available for your inspection at our offices. Please call me to schedule a time for an inspection if you wish to do so. 2. NYPD Report: Synopsis of the Radio Zone Frequencies From the WTC Attack. 4.
All NYPD internal after-action reports, summaries, studies, evaluations, critique or reviews, including, but not limited to, McKinsey & Company's "Improving NYPD Emergency Preparedness and Response" Study, as well as all records and materials used to produce such internal after-action reports, summaries, evaluations, critiques, or reviews. Response: request:
The following documents are provided in response to the above
1. McKinsey & Co. NYPD call-routing and message dispatch (draft summary report dated July 23, 2002). In addition, we are providing a Line of Duty Injury Report of NYPD Sergeant Michael Walsh from 9/11/01 with his social security number and date of birth redacted as an example of the information contained in such a report. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Very truly yours,
Cohen '"'Assistant Corporation Counsel