MATTER OF BROOKLYN LEGAL SERVS. v. NEW YORK CITY TAXI & LIMOUSINE COMMN.

Index No. 151161/20. Appeal No. 15241. Case No. 2021-00862.

202 A.D.3d 469 (2022)

162 N.Y.S.3d 51

2022 NY Slip Op 00809

In the Matter of Brooklyn Legal Services, Appellant, v. New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided February 8, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

New York Taxi Workers Alliance, Long Island City ( Allison J. Langley of counsel), for appellant.

Georgia M. Pestana , Corporation Counsel, New York ( Amy McCamphill of counsel), for respondents.

Concur— Renwick, J.P., Mazzarelli, Friedman, Singh, Pitt, JJ.


The Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA) (18 USC § 2721 et seq.) does not impose a blanket prohibition on disclosure of all motor vehicle records. Instead, the law restricts disclosure of "personal information," which includes personal identifiers of the type that petitioner agrees should be redacted. Moreover, even as to such personal information, the DPPA still expressly provides for disclosure in various circumstances, such as for research purposes, where...

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