After 9/11, Bloomberg set in place the See Something Say Something Act
As mayor, Bloomberg has had some success in preventing terror attacks, such as in the case of the arrest of Faisel Shahzad in the Times Square bomb case. Bloomberg also updated New Yorkers on the Arrest of two suspects in Synagogue Terror case with police commissioner Kelly and Manhattan District Attorney Vance.
However, as a result, people of Middle Eastern origin, especially those of Islamic faith suffered from racial profiling. A 60 page report obtained by AP that was published in 2007 documented the surveillance of Muslims in Newark N.J. This secret report detailed the racial profiling of Islamic mosques, schools and businesses by the New York Police Department. The report includes names, addresses, ethnicities and capacities of various multi-ethnic Islamic centers in the New Jersey area. The report also includes maps and statistics about specific ethnic groups that fit the Muslim persuaion. For instance, Afgani, Pakistani, Turks and Egytian communities, among others, are presented on maps and in terms of their proximity to mosques and Madrassas (Islamic Schools).
The report also features details about Muslim owned businesses. Restaurants such as Salcem family grocery, Amin’s Halal Restaurant and Detroit Fried Chicken Pizza are mentioned. The ethnicity of the shop owners are noted. The report found no evidence of suspicious behavior from these communities. In October 2012, Mayor Bloomberg’s Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly was questioned under the city council for surveillance of Mulsim of New York and New Jersey’s Muslims.
However, as a result, people of Middle Eastern origin, especially those of Islamic faith suffered from racial profiling. A 60 page report obtained by AP that was published in 2007 documented the surveillance of Muslims in Newark N.J. This secret report detailed the racial profiling of Islamic mosques, schools and businesses by the New York Police Department. The report includes names, addresses, ethnicities and capacities of various multi-ethnic Islamic centers in the New Jersey area. The report also includes maps and statistics about specific ethnic groups that fit the Muslim persuaion. For instance, Afgani, Pakistani, Turks and Egytian communities, among others, are presented on maps and in terms of their proximity to mosques and Madrassas (Islamic Schools).
The report also features details about Muslim owned businesses. Restaurants such as Salcem family grocery, Amin’s Halal Restaurant and Detroit Fried Chicken Pizza are mentioned. The ethnicity of the shop owners are noted. The report found no evidence of suspicious behavior from these communities. In October 2012, Mayor Bloomberg’s Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly was questioned under the city council for surveillance of Mulsim of New York and New Jersey’s Muslims.
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