N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 21, § 803.6
(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.
(b)
(c) A request for access to records should be sufficiently detailed to identify the records. Where possible, the requester should supply information regarding dates, titles, file designations or other information which may help identify the records. However, a request for any or all records falling within a specific category conforms to the standard that records be identifiable.
(d)