Because respondent is an agency under the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law § 84 et seq.) and it presently holds the material requested by petitioner, it must furnish him with copies thereof, unless it demonstrates that the material falls within a statutory exemption (Matter of Newsday, Inc. v. Empire State Dev. Corp.,
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