[1][2] Former New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly described the CT as "a Council on Foreign Relations with guns".

[3] In 2023, the counterterrorism and intelligence bureaus were put together as one bureau, which is commanded by Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Ulam Weiner.

A permanent cadre of hand-selected police officers devoted to counterterrorism, CRC members are trained to respond swiftly, with sufficient expertise and force, to the most highly organized and heavily armed attacks.

All CRC team members are trained in special weapons and long-range guns, explosive trace detection, radiological and nuclear awareness, biological and chemical weapons awareness, and are equipped with the skills to detect an impending attack and utilize the best possible response to an emerging situation.

The team conducts daily counterterrorism deployments to critical infrastructure sites throughout New York City, saturating strategic locations with a uniform presence to disrupt and deter terrorist planning and hostile surveillance operations.