Tag: NYPD
NYC defends use of Muslim police informants
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department disbanded a unit that tracked the everyday lives of Muslims, but it has taken a tough...
Judge urged to nix NYC law on profiling claims
NEW YORK — A New York City law easing the way for racial profiling claims against police could entangle them in lawsuits over elusive...
This is What the NYPD’s Failed Muslim Surveillance Program Actually Looked...
April 17, 2014
On Tuesday, the NYPD announced it would dismantle its Demographics Unit, the controversial squad of plainclothes officers tasked with monitoring and gathering...
CAIR-NY Welcomes NYPD Decision to Disband Muslim Spying Unit
April 15, 2014
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) today welcomed a decision by the New York Police Department (NYPD)...