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Stop and Frisk debate fuels tensions in Red Hook
Community concerns rise as 2010 Red Hook precinct data show over 5 000 stop and frisks with a pattern favoring Black and Hispanic residents. Officials offered no comment citing NYPD policy, while residents describe the practice as degrading and call for reform amid broader calls for independent scrutiny.
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Ed Hook
NYPD
Red Hook
John Lewis
Community Affairs Department
76Th Precinct
New York City
New York Civil Liberties Union
Police Reform Organizing Project
Progressive
Manhattan
Christine Quinn
Juumane Williams
Flatbush
Brooklyn
Eric Adams
New York State Senate
Finance Committee
David Paterson
Tenant Association
Lillie Marshall
Red Hook West Houses
Marshall
Red Hook Houses
Reg Flowers