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Sarah Burns Calls NYC Official's Accusations Regarding The Central Park Five 'Outrageous' (UPDATED With Attorney's Letter)

Sarah Burns Calls NYC Official's Accusations Regarding The Central Park Five 'Outrageous' (UPDATED With Attorney's Letter)

UPDATE: The attorney for The Central Park Five filmmakers has responded to the city's second subpoena with a letter. I've posted it in its entirety after the jump.

I love the smell of New York politics in the morning. As a longtime resident of Gotham who worked at the New York Post during the Central Park jogger rape case, I'm fascinated — but not surprised — by the city's attempt to subpoena the outtakes and notes from The Central Park Five, Ken and Sarah Burns and David McMahon's documentary that delves into the racially charged incident.
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New York City Subpoenas Outtakes Of Ken Burns' The Central Park Five After Stonewalling Filmmaker

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 18:  Accused rapist Yusef Salaam is escorted by police.  (Photo by Clarence Davis/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)

New York City officials weren't exactly helpful when Ken Burns and his daughter were making a documentary about the racially charged 1989 Central Park jogger case, but now they're hoping the finished film, The Central Park Five, will be useful to them. more »