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It depends on the borough, but your friend is probably referring to their radio division as having zone coverage. During the summer, the powers that be want every radio division to have a captain working LATE Fri and sat. In theory, the zone coverage captain will respond to a shooting or a really crazy job in their zone. Duty captain handles everything in the borough.