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NYC to invest in SilentShield panic buttons to protect bodega workers, customers. Here's how the tech works.
Mayor Eric Adams announced $1.6 million will be invested in technology that is designed to keep bodega workers and customers safe.
Adams says 500 NYC bodegas will get silent panic buttons in $1.6M initiative
Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Sunday announced the city will allocate $1.6 million through an emergency ...
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Adams gives bodegas $1.6 million to improve security
About 500 bodegas will be able to install panic buttons after Mayor Adams distributes an emergency grant of $1.6 million to the United Bodega Association.
NYC bodegas could get panic buttons that call police in mayor’s budget
Around 500 New York City bodegas could soon be getting panic buttons that directly call the NYPD, Mayor Eric Adams announced Sunday.  The buttons would cost $1.6 million ...
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NYC bodegas to be equipped with panic buttons that buzz NYPD
Mayor Adams announced $1.6 million in funding for the "SilentShield" buttons that will be installed in 500 bodegas in the ...
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Roslyn street corner renamed to honor 9/11 hero, Nassau Police officer
The street renaming was part of the NCPD’s 100th anniversary tribute to 50 officers who died in the line of duty.