Stop + frisk monitor: Secretive NYPD unit overwhelmingly stops Black and Brown people

Stop + frisk monitor: Secretive NYPD unit overwhelmingly stops Black and Brown people

The Community Response Team (CRT) announced itself to the world in 2022 — not by press conference or an official launch — but through a now-unlisted YouTube short titled “True Blue: NYPD’s Finest.” “Viewer discretion is advised” warns a gravely male narrator before the video breaks into dramatic action sequences captured on body-camera footage. CRT rushes onto the scene. An officer drags a suspect off an ATV. Another tends to a bloodied individu…