New York City does not have to turn over a database showing the names and addresses of residents with handgun permits to The New York Times in response to a Freedom of Information Law request, a unanimous appellate panel has ruled, reversing a lower court.

The unanimous decision of the Appellate Division, First Department, in New York Times v. City of New York Police Department, 116449/10, also held that the city does not have to disclose the addresses of hate crime victims.

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