Do I need to upgrade scanner for NYC?

[BK87]

It's hard to scan NYPD because there is so much activity on every channel. Your best bet would probably be to put the NYPD frequencies for each borough in a separate bank and then narrow your scanning to a specific borough. I usually end up just holding on a specific precinct - my favorite being BK 73/75 (476.9875).

Citywide channels announce local incidents almost in realtime as it’s happening so when I hear something on citywide I quickly switch to that precinct and still catch most of the incidents almost from the beginning. Last night’s double shooting in Queens and then in Brooklyn I caught through citywide channels first.

 

[Danny37]

Citywide channels announce local incidents almost in realtime as it’s happening so when I hear something on citywide I quickly switch to that precinct and still catch most of the incidents almost from the beginning. Last night’s double shooting in Queens and then in Brooklyn I caught through citywide channels first.

Unless you’re listening in the wee hours of the mornings, there’s a decent delay from when incidents get broadcasted on citywide. Best method I find is if you have multiple scanners is to set them up by boroughs and scan and then have a another one parked on sod. I used to be able to do this but now I get a headache listening to just one NYPD frequency lol