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NYPD CHALLENGE COINS MEMBERS ONLY There are many stories about the origin of challenge coins, all probably apocryphal. What is certain, though, is their roots in American military culture, their rise in popularity after World War II, and their eventual adoption by law enforcement over the (cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:71)i(cid:81)(cid:74) (cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:71)(cid:72)s(cid:17) (cid:58)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:81) (cid:73)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:90) s(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:89)i(cid:70)(cid:72) (cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:85)s (cid:82)(cid:85) (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:192)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:85)s (cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:72)(cid:87) (cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72) (cid:192)(cid:85)s(cid:87) (cid:87)i(cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:15) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:92) (cid:80)i(cid:74)(cid:75)(cid:87) (cid:180)(cid:70)(cid:75)(cid:68)(cid:79)(cid:79)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:72)(cid:181) (cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:75) (cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:85) (cid:87)(cid:82) show their unit’s or division’s coin as a way to verify that the oth- er is not, in colloquial terms, a poser. Some coins commemorate (cid:75)is(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:85)i(cid:70)(cid:68)(cid:79) (cid:72)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87)s (cid:82)(cid:85) (cid:180)(cid:69)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:87)(cid:79)(cid:72)s(cid:15)(cid:181) (cid:90)(cid:75)i(cid:79)(cid:72) (cid:82)(cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:85)s (cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72) (cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:79)(cid:92) i(cid:81)si(cid:71)(cid:72) (cid:77)(cid:82)(cid:78)(cid:72)s shared among friends and coded in obscure cop lingo and ar- cane insignia. Challenge coins are generally viewed by leadership as important morale boosters and a positive way to strengthen bonds among service members. All challenge coins are by nature limited edition. They are traded (cid:82)(cid:85) s(cid:82)(cid:79)(cid:71) (cid:73)(cid:82)(cid:85) (cid:81)(cid:82)(cid:80)i(cid:81)(cid:68)(cid:79) (cid:73)(cid:72)(cid:72)s i(cid:81) (cid:83)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:70)i(cid:81)(cid:70)(cid:87) (cid:79)(cid:82)(cid:70)(cid:78)(cid:72)(cid:85) (cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:82)(cid:80)s(cid:15) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:74)(cid:75) (cid:83)(cid:85)i- (cid:89)(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72) (cid:41)(cid:68)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:69)(cid:82)(cid:82)(cid:78) (cid:74)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:83)s(cid:15) (cid:82)(cid:85) (cid:68)(cid:87) (cid:80)(cid:72)(cid:80)(cid:69)(cid:72)(cid:85)s(cid:16)(cid:82)(cid:81)(cid:79)(cid:92) (cid:70)(cid:82)i(cid:81) s(cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:90)s (cid:90)(cid:75)(cid:72)(cid:85)(cid:72) attendees must prove that they are current or retired members of law enforcement before being allowed entry. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of different NYPD chal- lenge coins in informal circulation. The 6th Precinct covers Greenwich Village and the West Village, including the Stone- wall Inn, where an early morning NYPD raid in June 1969 triggered days of violent (cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:87)i(cid:16)(cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:79)i(cid:70)(cid:72) (cid:85)i(cid:82)(cid:87)i(cid:81)(cid:74) i(cid:81) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72) (cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:68)(cid:17) (cid:55)(cid:75)(cid:72) (cid:192)(cid:85)s(cid:87) (cid:74)(cid:68)(cid:92) pride parades took place in June 1970 to mark the anniversary of the riots. Thus the “heritage” this NYPD coin commemorates is rooted in violent anti-NYPD sentiment. NYPD’s anti-crime units are the aggressive Conditions units dealt with “neighborhood plainclothes teams responsible for most of conditions,” mainly writing civil sum- the police killings in the city, including the monses for minor quality-of-life violations. murder of Eric Garner in 2014. Cabaret Plainclothes SNEUs targeted street-corner units handle minor crimes and violations drug deals. A Bronx SNEU team chased in busy “nightlife” areas. Conditions units down and killed Ramarley Graham in 2012. and Street Narcotics Enforcement Units, The taxi with dashboard siren depicts the or SNEUs, were disbanded as part of a undercover taxis used by each of these community policing rebranding in 2015. units. The 7th Precinct covers the Lower East NYPD, often working directly with the side. The garbage truck is stopped at the volunteer Shomrim auxiliary police force corner of Pitt St and Broome, the location to make arrests. A mohawked punk sitting (cid:82)(cid:73) (cid:87)(cid:75)(cid:72) s(cid:87)(cid:68)(cid:87)i(cid:82)(cid:81) (cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:88)s(cid:72)(cid:15) (cid:90)(cid:75)i(cid:70)(cid:75) (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:192)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:85)s (cid:85)(cid:72)(cid:73)(cid:72)(cid:85) (cid:87)(cid:82) against a lamppost looks on impassively. as Fort Pitt. The driver is wearing the black clothes and wide-brimmed hat common to Hasidic Jews, a group that has a long history in the Lower East Side and that has extraordinarily close relations with the The 23rd Precinct covers the southern section of East Harlem. Basketball plays a large role in NYPD’s community policing propaganda efforts. The precinct holds regular “cops versus kids” basketball games at the local Boy’s Club, while “neighbor- (cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:82)(cid:71) (cid:83)(cid:82)(cid:79)i(cid:70)i(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:181) (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:192)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:85)s (cid:82)(cid:73)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:81) (cid:79)(cid:82)i(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:85) (cid:68)(cid:85)(cid:82)(cid:88)(cid:81)(cid:71) the courts at local Cherry Tree Park. The 25th Precinct covers the northern part of East Harlem. The area is home to mul- tiple drug treatment clinics, whose clientele often hang out near the intersection of (cid:40)(cid:68)s(cid:87) (cid:20)(cid:21)(cid:24)(cid:87)(cid:75) (cid:54)(cid:87) (cid:68)(cid:81)(cid:71) (cid:47)(cid:72)(cid:91)i(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:87)(cid:82)(cid:81) (cid:36)(cid:89)(cid:72)(cid:17) (cid:50)(cid:73)(cid:192)(cid:70)(cid:72)(cid:85)s informally refer to methadone users as “zombies.” Cops here have described themselves as a “zombie response team,” using such “headshot” imagery in the past. The “hole in the donut” refers to the area in Morningside Heights containing Columbia University, Barnard College, and (cid:68)ss(cid:82)(cid:70)i(cid:68)(cid:87)(cid:72)(cid:71) s(cid:87)(cid:88)(cid:71)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87) (cid:75)(cid:82)(cid:88)si(cid:81)(cid:74)(cid:29) (cid:68)(cid:81) (cid:68)(cid:73)(cid:193)(cid:88)(cid:72)(cid:81)(cid:87) enclave protected by the police from the poverty of the surrounding neighborhoods.

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