"This comes as a New York State bill, entitled Keep Police Radio Public Act, passed by both the Assembly (A.3516) and the state Senate (S.416), and now awaits Gov. Kathy Hochul's signature. She has till Friday to sign or veto the bill. It is unclear what she plans to do, but if she fails to act, the measure will automatically become law."
"The city bill mandates that the NYPD develop a policy ensuring that certain police radio communications, excluding those containing sensitive information, are made available in real-time to credentialed journalists. Additionally, the department will be required to broadcast reports of critical incidents over an unencrypted, citywide channel accessible in real-time to the general public, which is currently in operation. The NYPD transit radios are also unencrypted because underground systems make the radios unreliable."
The New York City Council approved Int. 1460-2025 to require the NYPD to create and implement a radio encryption policy while preserving access to emergency feeds for reporters and photographers. The Public Safety Committee approved the measure 9-0 and the full council voted 42-6 in favor. The legislation requires the department to make non-sensitive radio communications available in real-time to credentialed journalists and to broadcast critical-incident reports over an unencrypted citywide channel accessible to the public. The NYPD began encrypting radio transmissions in 2023, prompting media objections about public-interest access. A related state bill now awaits gubernatorial action.
Read at www.amny.com
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