NYPD New York Police disperse or covert program designed to monitor Muslim and identify potential terrorist threats .
Previous Demographics Unit sent plainclothes detectives to listen to the conversation and make documents in places frequented by Muslims , says U.S. media ..
The army has been the subject of two federal lawsuits in the past and sparked outrage from civil rights groups .
It is also reported to make Muslims no longer trust law enforcement officials .
" This reform is a critical step to defuse tensions between police and the communities they serve , so that the police and citizens we can help each other pursue criminals , " said Mayor Bill de Blasio New York in a written statement .
' Psychological tension '
The decision to terminate the program reported as Police Commissioner William Bratton 's decision and is seen as a move to distance itself from intelligence gathering practices after the Sept. 11 attacks .
Units which have been in operation since 2003 and was later named the Zone Control Unit noted where Muslims work , shop , eat and pray .
" Demographics Unit create psychological tensions in our community , " said Linda Sarsour of the Arab American Association of New York told the New York Times .BBC
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