N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 21, § 2700.6
(a) Where a request for records is required, such request may be oral or in writing. However, written requests shall not be required for records that have been customarily available without written request.
(2) If, because of extraordinary circumstances, more than five business days are required to respond to a request, receipt of the request shall be acknowledged within five business days after the request is received. The acknowledgment shall state the reason for delay and estimate the date when a reply will be made.
(c)
(2) However, a request for any or all records falling within a specific category conforms to the standard that records be identifiable.
(d)
(b)