Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) says the success of his $1 million security initiative is already being felt in the community. In a recent meeting with SecureWatch24, which designed and installed the state-of-the-art cameras throughout Boro Park and Midwood, Hikind was told that all cameras are now up and functioning, and that some footage has already been useful to law enforcement.

�I secured funding from the State for this Security Initiative because our community is a potential target for attacks,� said Hikind. �Several years before, I had numerous security cameras placed throughout our district�s subway platforms and we saw their impact. Now, our streets are also watched, decreasing the chances of criminal attacks while aiding law enforcement�s ability to solve local crimes. We have given the police another essential tool to protect us with. If any person were to go missing, G-d forbid, we have exponentially increased the ability to locate and recover that person. If there�s an assault on someone in our community, we have increased our chances of catching the criminal.

�People walking to shul on Shabbos and the Yomim Tovim can look up and see the blue lights on those cameras. And they know there�s other cameras not far away. Other communities are already holding us up as an example and attempting to emulate how well we work with government to safeguard our community.�

Working with the NYPD and community leaders, Assemblyman Hikind�s office identified key locations throughout the Boro Park and Midwood areas that would offer the broadest surveillance coverage. 80 units containing 4 (four) cameras each, for a total of 320 cameras, were then installed to create a virtual eye that can see what has occurred on the streets of the community in the event of a crime.

(YWN Desk – NYC)