N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 506

§ 506. Unlawful interference with research laboratory operations. An\nagency as defined in subdivision three of section eighty-six of the\npublic officers law may deny access to records or portions thereof\nconcerning biomedical research or biomedical teaching conducted at an\ninstitution of higher education authorized by the state education\ndepartment or at an institution within the state that receives state or\nfederal funding to conduct such biomedical research or such biomedical\nteaching that, if disclosed, could endanger the life or safety of any\nperson or would be reasonably likely to endanger the security of such\nbiomedical research laboratory.\n