The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has been the subject of many fictional or fictionalized portrayals in popular culture.
In the 1990s and early 2000s, two of the most popular American television programs portraying the NYPD were NYPD Blue and Law & Order.
[1] Both programs were notable for deliberately blurring fiction and reality: NYPD Blue was filmed using a shaky camera "docu-drama" style, while Law & Order promoted the fact that it engaged with issues "ripped from the [national] headlines".
[1] The following television programs feature the NYPD: (Alphabetical by author's surname) The following films feature the NYPD: The following music videos feature the NYPD: The following video games feature the NYPD or fictionalized versions of the NYPD: (Alphabetical by title or series title)