Demographics Unit News Today

Time for an update on the NYPD scene. As you'll recall, both Mayor Bloomberg and Police Chief Ray Kelly exited their respective offices in their respective huffs, claiming the city would fall apart if the sanctity of the NYPD's Constitution-skirting programs (stop-and-frisk, the Muslim-watching Demographics Unit) weren't preserved. The legal battle over the constitutionality of…

An intense spying campaign after 9/11 has led to a chilling effect in Muslim communities — but a new generation is challenging that norm.

Certain demographics are desirable. 18-34? Taste-makers and early adopters. 35-49? Money. Muslim and New York City resident? Being a...

Following two lawsuits against the NYPD for its pervasive, rights-violating surveillance of the city's Muslims, the...

>> that is what he was attempting to do and he was incompetent and we got lucky. >> only the fact that he couldnt make it work but theres nothing to stop him from exploding a few blocks from here. >> is the nypd as you observed doing something differently now than it did in the past? >> there is a political question that has to be asked, bill diblasio ran for mayor, he ran to some degree against the nypd. that is who he positioned himself against and shortly after coming into office a lot of med...

>> that is what he was attempting to do and he was incompetent and we got lucky. >> only the fact that he couldnt make it work but theres nothing to stop him from exploding a few blocks from here. >> is the nypd as you observed doing something differently now than it did in the past? >> there is a political question that has to be asked, bill diblasio ran for mayor, he ran to some degree against the nypd. that is who he positioned himself against and shortly after coming into office a lot of med...

The largest peace force in the country is turning over a new leaf. according to the "the new york times" the nypd is abandoning a controversial surveillance program that had plains clothes officers spying on muslim communities in the city. the squad put in place following the attacks of 9/11 was known as the demographics unit. detectives kept detailed files on where people in the muslim communities prayed and shopped but as "the times" points out, quote, after years of collecting information, ho...

According to the "the new york times," the nypd is abandoning a controversial surveillance program that had plain clothes officers spying on muslim communities in the city. it was put in place following the attacks of 9/11 was known as the demographics unit. detectives in the unit kept detailed files on where people in the muslim communities prayed and shopped but as the "times" points out, quote, after years of collecting information, the police acknowledge that it never generated a lead. and t...

Designated a brooklyn park a, quote, location of concern, simply because middle-aged albanian men would hang out in the afternoon and play chess. over the past decade the demographics unit secretly monitored muslims in new york city. demographics unit was renamed to the zone assessment unit and it is still operational. get this. in 2012, the nypd admitted the unit had not been responsible for uncovering any terrorist plots, had led to zero arrests, and not a single leak. ♪ ho ho ho

Simply because middle-aged albanian men would hang out in the afternoon and play chess. over the past decade the demographics unit secretly monitored muslims in new york city. demographics unit was renamed to the zone assessment unit and it is still operational. get this. in 2012, the nypd admitted the unit had not been responsible for uncovering any terrorist plots, had led to zero arrests, and not a single leak.