Small hidden panic buttons are being installed inside bodegas across NYC.
Among the locations that has a panic button is a bodega located on West 162nd Street inSammy, a nickname given to the manager, knows all too well that running a bodega can be a dangerous job. He was at the bodega 2 weeks ago when a 66-year-old man was shot in the head and killed outside the store.
In light of this tragedy and several other crimes at bodegas, the National Retail Solutions is installing free panic button systems. The free technology is part of a 1 million dollar grant secured through the Bronx Community Foundation, the Bodega and Small Business Group, and Councilwoman Amanda Septimo.
"So far we’ve seen within 5–10 minutes. It's not the quickest. But in a city like this, it is quicker than having to be on hold for 5-10 minutes or on a phone call," says Ricky Shah, from National Retail Solutions. he welcomes the new technology but isn’t sure if it would have made a difference the day of the deadly shooting outside the bodega.
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