Does the NYPD have a 99th Precinct?

It's not that the 99th NYPD precinct isn't in Brooklyn, it's that it doesn't exist, period. The list of NYPD precincts goes from 1-123, but skips numbers in between, likely due to various precincts changing their boundaries, closing or combining with others. read more

Obviously, the numbers are not sequential. When you see a television show set at, say, the 99th Precinct, you can bet there is no actual 99th Precinct. There might be an exterior shot of an NYPD station house to establish where the following interior shots are supposed to be taking place, but that building exterior will likely be of some other NYPD precinct, if it’s a station house at all. read more

It's not that the 99th NYPD precinct isn't in Brooklyn, it's that it doesn't exist, period. The list of NYPD precincts goes from 1-123, but skips numbers in between, likely due to various precincts changing their boundaries, closing or combining with others. So Brooklyn does have a 94th precinct, but the next number is 100 in Queens. read more

The 99th precinct of the NYPD is the main setting for the show. More specifically, the fourth floor is where the captain and detectives work. The first floor of the 99th precinct is used by officers working Vice and Homicide cases. read more