A rally outside NYPD headquarters in Lower Manhattan Thursday demanded the city abolish what they call a harmful and racist policing tool.

“By surveilling, targeting and cataloging Black and Brown youth, this is harming our communities. It’s putting a target on youth,” Anthony Posada of the Legal Aid Society said.

The advocacy group “G.A.N.G.S. Coalition” is one group pushing for the passage of Intro 798, a City Council bill that would end the NYPD’s Criminal Group Database, often referred to as the gang database.

Their call follows a city watchdog report finding the NYPD only partially implemented reforms meant to add oversight and transparency.

“Critics can shout ‘abolish it’ all they want, but let’s think about the families burying their kids or the innocent bystander,” Deputy Commi

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