New York – Mayor Michael Bloomberg says a secret 2007 New York Police Department operation monitoring Muslims was “legal,” ”appropriate” and “constitutional.”
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Bloomberg addressed the issue at length Friday on his weekly radio show on WOR-AM.
Officials in three states have traded accusations over who knew what about the secret 2007 NYPD operation. It monitored and catalogued Muslim neighborhoods throughout Newark, New Jersey’s largest city.
The operation resulted in a 60-page NYPD report, released by The Associated Press this week. It contains photographs and notes about every mosque and Muslim business in Newark.
Bloomberg says authorities will continue to take all possible legal steps to keep New York safe.