NYC Mayor Eric Adams revealed on Monday that the city is allocating $1.6 million to roll out a new security measure for roughly 500 bodegas throughout New York City: emergency alert devices known as “SilentShields” that allow workers to discreetly notify the NYPD during a crisis.
The funding, issued through a special emergency grant, will go to the United Bodega Association. The initiative focuses on bodegas located in neighborhoods with higher crime rates, aiming to better protect employees and patrons from violence or theft.
Adams explained that the SilentShields system will be tied directly to surveillance cameras inside the bodegas and linked to NYPD networks. This setup will enable officers to view incidents as they occur and respond more swiftly to threats.

WATCH: The IDF strikes in Yemen are believed to be part of a coordinated operation with the United States, with Axios journalist Barak Ravid citing a senior U.S. official who said the assault was carried out “in concert” with American forces.

A STAR IS BORN! A כוכב from the Peleg Yerushalmi at todays protests making Hashem proud.

A historic agreement involving rare earth minerals was recently signed between Ukraine and the Trump administration, reinforcing broader defense efforts initiated under the Biden years, which included ramped-up deliveries of air defense systems to help Ukraine push back against Russian aggression.
As part of this evolving effort, a Patriot missile defense system originally located in Israel is now being refurbished to be sent to Ukraine. At the same time, talks are underway among NATO partners to coordinate additional Patriot system deliveries from Germany or Greece, according to four individuals who spoke with The New York Times.

A violent group affiliated with the notorious Tren de Aragua gang ambushed two NYPD officers in Times Square in a disturbing, caught-on-camera incident — marking the second time in under two years that migrants have launched a brutal assault against police in the heart of New York City.
The ambush occurred late Friday night following the boxing match between Ryan Garcia and Rolly Romero. Law enforcement sources said the officers were trying to stop a group of asylum seekers from mugging two teenagers when they were suddenly attacked.

The Trump administration says the sweeping tariffs it unveiled April 2, then postponed for 90 days, have a simple goal: Force other countries to drop their trade barriers to U.S. goods. Yet President Donald Trump’s definition of trade barriers includes a slew of issues well beyond the tariffs other countries impose on the U.S., including some areas not normally associated with trade disputes. Those include agricultural safety requirements, tax systems, currency exchange rates, product standards, legal requirements, and red tape at the border. He’s given countries three months to come up with concessions before tariffs ranging from 10% to more than 50% go into effect. Tariffs on China are already in effect.

Elon Musk, senior adviser at the White House and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), says he has no regrets about the toll his public service has taken on Tesla, even as the company suffers major financial setbacks. “At least I didn’t get shot,” he remarked.
In a conversation that aired Saturday, Musk looked back on his involvement in helping Donald Trump secure the presidency and his high-profile role in the administration.
“It’s not been boring, that’s for sure. An eventful year, says the least. At least I didn’t get shot. Look on the bright side,” Musk told Fox News’ My View With Lara Trump, referencing the assassination attempt on Trump in Pennsylvania last July.