By 2024, NYPD radios may ‘go dark’ with no assurances for media and public access

By Todd Maisel Posted on September 28, 2022

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NYPD police radios may go dark by late 2023 or 2024 — potentially cutting off the public, volunteer emergency groups and the media from day-to-day radio communications.

More importantly, it may leave decisions on publicly disclosing news incidents largely in the hands of the police themselves, according to sources within and outside the department.

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By 2024, NYPD radios may ‘go dark’ with no assurances for media and public access

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