NYC mayor says 500 bodegas will get silent panic buttons in $1.6M initiative

NEW YORK – The city is planning to put panic buttons linked to the NYPD in about 500 bodegas across the five boroughs, the mayor and police commissioner announced Sunday.

Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the city will allocate $1.6 million through an emergency grant tothe United Bodegas of America, as part of the city budget, to equip the bodegas with “Silent Shield” buttons that would link cameras in the food stores to the Police Department in real time.

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