PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Mauricia Harry, Manhattan Community Organizer from Office of the Community Liaison
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Mauricia Harry, Manhattan Community Organizer for OCL, presented feedback on community concerns regarding NYPD practices, particularly focusing on the increase in specialized unit activities and their impact on communities across New York City boroughs. She highlighted issues with stop and frisk practices, transparency, and accountability.
- Reported a decrease in regular patrol stops and an increase in specialized unit activities in NYCHA, schools, and vehicle stops
- Raised concerns about the CRT (Community Response Team) and NST (Neighborhood Safety Team) units, citing community fear and reports of unconstitutional stops
- Mentioned gaps in transparency regarding unit formation, staffing, and structure, as well as issues with the Right to Know Act implementation
Mauricia Harry
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you.
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Alright.
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So good afternoon.
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My name is Maricia Harry.
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I am the Manhattan community organizer for OCL.
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And today I wanted to just cover the feedback that I've received some of the areas of concern.
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And most of community throughout all 5 boroughs and Manhattan is included has expressed the decrease in regular blue and white patrol stops and an increase in specialized units.
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These increases are taking place in NYCHA, schools, and also vehicle stops as it is heightened in lieu of street stops.
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The CRT team, we know that their role is to respond to quality of life issues.
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However, based on the feedback, these teams are more present and has expanded throughout all boroughs using enforcement attachments that result in negative policing.
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The community the community is afraid of making it out of alive from these unconstitutional stops and searches based on the way that the officers jump out of unmarked vehicles, offensive language, and use of force.
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Our office continues to receive videos from the CRT team referring to them as the 10 Khaki pants crew.
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As per the OIG report released last month, there is a opportunity, and a gap in transparency around the formation staffing and structure of that unit as well as the NST response team.
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Our monitor team last month last year had released a report stating that they were contributing to the biggest amount of disproportionate disproportionate stops.
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And amongst these two units we have collected feedback on the right to know act as gaps with officers identifying themselves and body cam usage.
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The community acts for consistency and equality when it comes to discipline and accountability related to stop question and frisk because of the threat these units place in the neighborhoods.
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And that's what I got for you.
