The NYPD recently began encrypting police radios in Brooklyn, effectively blocking the press and the public from communications it long had access to.

News organizations frequently rely on police scanners when covering breaking news, crimes, fires, car crashes and major protests.

Mayor Eric Adams has defended the move, saying it will keep the NYPD one step ahead of the "bad guys."

But advocates and journalists are concerned the city will encrypt all communications across the city, cutting off a major source of police transparency.

Todd Maisel, a longtime photojournalist who previously worked at the Daily News for nearly two decades, joined host Bobby Cuza on “Inside City Hall” Monday night to talk more about the repercussions of making it harder for journalists to access police radios.

Maisel has been an outspoken voice on this issue.