Judgment unanimously reversed on the law without costs and petition granted.
Memorandum:
Supreme Court erred in denying the petition seeking to compel respondent to comply with petitioner's request for information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law art 6). An agency must provide a "particularized and specific justification for denying access" (Matter of Capital Newspapers v Burns,
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