{"id":2431028,"date":"2025-05-05T13:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T17:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-to-spend-1-6-million-on-silent-alarms-as-robberies-rise\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T13:37:28","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T17:37:28","slug":"nyc-to-spend-1-6-million-on-silent-alarms-as-robberies-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-to-spend-1-6-million-on-silent-alarms-as-robberies-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC to spend $1.6 million on silent alarms as robberies rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-to-spend-1-6-million-on-silent-alarms-as-robberies-rise%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2431028&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced a $1.6 million initiative called &#8220;SilentShields,&#8221; which will provide panic buttons to 500 bodega stores across the city to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/punk-kid-plays-democrat-ag-to-the-tune-of-21000-in-gun-buyback-mocks-her-office\/\" title=\"\u2018Punk Kid\u2019 Plays Democrat AG To The Tune Of ,000 In \u2018Gun Buyback,\u2019 Mocks Her Office\">combat rising crime rates<\/a>. These buttons are designed to directly alert local police and allow access to store cameras for immediate response during emergencies. The initiative comes in response to alarming incidents,including armed robberies where workers were threatened or assaulted,highlighting the urgent need for enhanced safety measures in these community hubs. Adams emphasized that the buttons will not be misused for trivial disputes and that bodega employees will receive training on their operation. The program aims to ensure the safety of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/british-politicians-set-for-2000-pay-rise-while-new-taxes-loom\/\" title=\"British Politicians Set for 2,000 Pay Rise While New Taxes Loom\">working-class individuals<\/a> in New York City. In conjunction with this initiative, the city is increasing its budget to allocate more resources towards crime prevention, education, and affordable housing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bodega buzzers: NYC to spend $1.6 million on silent alarms as robberies rise<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2082308\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>New York City Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Eric Adams<\/a> unveiled the city&rsquo;s newest initiative to combat the rise in crime, which he described as a &ldquo;panic button&rdquo; for bodegas to alert local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The new buttons, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/office-of-the-mayor\/news\/280-25\/mayor-adams-launches-silentshield-investing-1-6-million-technology-immediately-connect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">&ldquo;SilentShields&rdquo; in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/activists-persecute-mom-for-objecting-to-new-sex-ed-curriculum\/\" title=\"Mom persecuted by activists for opposing new sex ed curriculum.\">online press release<\/a><\/a>, 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 &ldquo;directly&rdquo; to local precincts, and will give access to cameras within these stores to see what is happening and provide an &ldquo;immediate response.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3400969\/dave-portnoy-poland-antisemitic-sign\/\">Dave Portnoy says he will send people involved in antisemitic incident to Poland<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3400994\/trump-foreign-movie-tariff-rob-lowe-filming-california\/\">Trump foreign movie tariff move comes after Rob Lowe warned of &#8216;criminal&#8217; costs of filming in California<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3400839\/stephen-a-smith-democratic-party-needs-to-be-purged\/\">Stephen A. Smith says Democratic party needs to be &#8216;purged&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/bodega-union-calls-panic-buttons-group-robbers-impersonates-nypd-officers-bedford-stuyvesant-brooklyn\/16275163\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">four armed robbers disguised as police officers<\/a> entered a store in Brooklyn, where they are accused of&nbsp;zip tying a 46-year-old employee, hitting another one, and forcing a 60-year-old worker and customer to sit on the floor at gunpoint. The thieves left the scene with a bag of lottery tickets.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate incident, Tyrell Mata, 29, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2025\/04\/22\/video-man-tries-to-stab-bronx-bodega-workers-with-butcher-knife-in-unprovoked-attack\/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKFyINleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFCWUpWelBLVFBxUUtReGdXAR7NZRDNC59ROzNJ9wNBBMv-qjU0ymycc8lKaGQdx7S85QKL2RX2oH-zlvIA8g_aem_RHoROFGWN4pI7yYXq_0A5g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">attempted to stab<\/a> two bodega employees in the Bronx with a butcher knife. Mata was arrested and charged with felony assault, menacing, and weapons possession.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And so to the people who are preying on bodegas, you are not going to know what 500 stores they&rsquo;re going to be in,&rdquo; Adams said. &ldquo;So every store you walk in, there&rsquo;s a potentiality that they are going to be alarmed with the panic button and a direct communication with the police.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R_EgzQ1RArc?si=iJ0rWTgFn_tdALCi\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>Adams continued that these buttons would not be used when someone has a &ldquo;simple dispute&rdquo; with stores, and that bodega owners and employees would be trained to use their SilentShields. The mayor also stated that &ldquo;working-class people deserve to be safe&rdquo; in New York City. <\/p>\n<p>First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro also celebrated the new panic buttons, claiming they would &ldquo;save lives&rdquo; and protect bodegas.<\/p>\n<p>The panic buttons have been a welcome announcement for bodega workers like Abdul Saleh, an employee at Sal&rsquo;s Deli. He described to ABC 7NY how people get shot and killed in robberies at these stores. However, the police &ldquo;never responds quick,&rdquo; stating the authorities arrive up to four hours late.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q25VwxdWQAk?si=2CCd8R1WD81Ee_Iu\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3400141\/new-york-leads-us-antisemitic-incidents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NEW YORK LEADS US WITH GREATEST NUMBER OF ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The SilentShields will be distributed to the United Bodega Association through an emergency grant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of Sunday&rsquo;s announcement, Adams increased spending in New York City&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >newly proposed 5 billion budget<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3399309\/eric-adams-budget-financial-error-new-york-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">providing little room for economic or federal funding uncertainty<\/a>. Despite this, the mayor was confident it would be the &ldquo;best budget ever&rdquo; and boost the city&rsquo;s hopes of funding initiatives directed at crime, education, and affordable housing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2082308\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2082308\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYC invests $1.6M in silent alarms for bodegas amid rising crime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2431029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eric-Adams-panic-buttons-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32147,7332,35975,20877,54642],"class_list":["post-2431028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-crime-prevention","tag-nyc","tag-public-safety","tag-robberies","tag-silent-alarms"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Eric-Adams-panic-buttons-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2431028"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2431032,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431028\/revisions\/2431032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2431028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2431028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2431028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}