June 19, 2013
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The New York City Police Department, established in 1845, is the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City. The NYPD is one of the oldest police departments established in the United States; tracing its roots back to the first Dutch eight man night watch in 1625, when New York City was New Amsterdam.
The NYPD has a broad array of specialized services, including the Emergency Services Unit, K-9, harbor patrol, air support, bomb disposal, anti-terrorism, criminal intelligence, anti-gang, narcotics, public transportation, even public housing; The New York City Transit Police and New York City Housing Authority Police Department were fully integrated into the NYPD in 1995. According to the department, its mission is to "enforce the laws, preserve the peace, reduce fear, and provide for a safe environment."
The NYPD Intelligence Division & Counter-Terrorism Bureau, headed by a former CIA operative operates in secrecy with little outside oversight, with officers stationed in 11 foreign cities such as London, Paris, Madrid, Tel Aviv, Hamburg, and Toronto.
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![Document reveals NYPD's religion-based policing eyed Shiites [BBC Arabic, UK]](/images/image_cache/base-459000/459908/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=c3a42238d5d3f6fb7fd79d122ea05049)
![Al-Qaeda sympathizer accused of NYC bomb plots [IBA, Israel]](/images/image_cache/base-312000/312983/thumbnail.width=304,height=171,grow=1,crop=center.jpg?sig=2be90ea053400b3742145f2264be9697)
