New York City's Mayor Eric Adams announced a $1.6 million initiative to install panic buttons called SilentShields in about 500 bodegas citywide. This technology allows bodega staff to contact the police directly in emergencies, enabling real-time crime monitoring. Mayor Adams emphasized the program's aim to enhance safety for bodega owners and their customers. NYPD officials supported the initiative, highlighting its potential to improve situational awareness for responding officers and facilitate timely crime intervention. The United Bodegas of America will oversee the installation process, ensuring effective deployment of this safety measure.
This program will bring peace of mind to our bodega owners, while protecting the working-class New Yorkers who work and frequent bodegas.
It gives our responding officers situational awareness to keep them safe. It helps with timely apprehensions, and it gives our detective squad great tools to catch people after the fact.
Panic buttons is what's going to save the lives of so many, not just the lives of bodega owners and workers, but the lives of so many.
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