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In 2002, the [[New York City Police Department Intelligence Bureau|NYPD's Intelligence Bureau]] began surveilling Muslim communities across the New York metro area, recruiting informants to spy on mosques and Muslim student groups. The NYPD focused specifically on Muslim institutions and neighborhoods, notably excluding from its scope the activities of [[Persian Jews|Iranian Jews]] and [[Copts in Egypt|Egyptian Copts]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Factsheet: The NYPD Muslim Surveillance Program|url=https://www.aclu.org/other/factsheet-nypd-muslim-surveillance-program|access-date=2021-06-30|website=American Civil Liberties Union|language=en}}</ref> The program was denounced as unconstitutional and declared illegal in court, with the police department settling the lawsuit paying $72,500 in damages.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-04-05|title=NYPD settles lawsuit after illegally spying on Muslims|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/05/nypd-muslim-surveillance-settlement|access-date=2021-06-30|website=The Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
According to the report of the Muslim Community Network, more than 26% of black Muslims and approximately 32% of Asian Muslims have experienced or witnessed hate crimes in 2023 in New York city.<ref>[https://www.mehrnews.com/news/5549009/%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B2%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B4-%D8%A2%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%86%DA%98%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%87-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%B1%DA%A9 Increasing statistics of racism against Muslims in New York] Retrieved 26 May 2023</ref>
==== The Trump era ====
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