Staten Island Advance: NYPD encrypts Staten Island radio frequencies, leaving reporters and enthusiasts with silence
NYPD encrypts Staten Island radio frequencies, leaving reporters and enthusiasts with silence
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Radio traffic for Staten Island’s four police precincts went off-air Thursday as part of a long-term plan by the city to update outdated equipment while encrypting NYPD radio ...
Reason: NYPD Will Spend Nearly $400 Million to Hide its Radio Communications
The New York Police Department (NYPD) will spend nearly $400 million to upgrade its radio system, including encrypting its communications channels, which the public has been able to tune into since ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a piece of legislation Friday that would’ve restored some public access to police radio frequencies. Police agencies around the nation, including the ...
New York Daily News: Calling it in: NYPD’s radio encryption effort stands against transparency
Under Mayor Adams, who once declared that there was nothing more important to him than transparency, the NYPD is continuing on its quest to encrypt all radio communications, shutting out the public’s ...
MSN: Over and not out: City Council approves bill guaranteeing press access to NYPD encrypted radio feed
The New York City Council approved a bill Thursday that would require the NYPD to establish and implement a radio encryption policy that will ensure reporters and photographers across the city ...
Over and not out: City Council approves bill guaranteeing press access to NYPD encrypted radio feed
Members of the public and the press who routinely listen in on New York City's police radio channels may no longer have the ability to do so if the NYPD goes ahead with plans to encrypt its ...