N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 7 § 5.45
Any person whose application to inspect or copy a department record has been denied may appeal such denial to the Counsel, Department of Correctional Services, Building 2, State Campus, Albany, NY 12226. Such appeal must be in writing and must set forth: the name and address of the applicant; the specific records denied; the date of the request; the place of request if other than Building 2, State Campus; and, if known, the person denying such request and the date thereof. Upon receipt of a written appeal from denial of access to a department record, the counsel shall forward, to the Committee on Public Access to Records, a copy of the appeal. Within 10 business days of the receipt of the appeal, the counsel shall affirm, modify or reverse the denial and shall inform the applicant in writing of his decision. A copy of the decision shall be forwarded to the Committee on Public Access to Records.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 7 § 5.45