N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9, § 145-1.1
(a) For the purposes of this Part:
(2) The term record or records means any information kept, held, filed, produced or reproduced, in any physical form; including but not limited to reports, statements, examinations, memoranda, opinions, folders, files, books, manuals, pamphlets, forms, papers, designs, drawings, maps, photos, letters, microfilms, computer tapes or discs, rules, regulations and codes.
As used in this paragraph, the terms memoranda, reports, statements, opinions, files, and papers do not generally include interagency or intra-agency materials, except those that are statistical or factual tabulations or data, instructions to staff that affect the public, or final agency policy or determinations. Discussions of policy options and recommendations are not statistical or factual tabulations, and are not included in the definition of records.