New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled the city’s newest initiative to combat the rise in crime, which he described as a “panic button” for bodegas to alert local police.
The new buttons, called “SilentShields” in an online press release, are a $1.6 million investment by the city and are being given to 500 different bodega stores across the five boroughs. Adams explained that these buttons will be connected “directly” to local precincts, and will give access to cameras within these stores to see what is happening and provide an “immediate response.”
Last month, four armed robbers disguised as police officers entered a store in Brooklyn, where they are accused of zip tying a 46-year-old employee, hitting another one, and forcing a 60-year-old worker and customer to
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