#Manhattan’s likely new DA has some radical pro-crime ideas

#Manhattan’s likely new DA has some radical pro-crime ideas

“#Manhattan’s likely new DA has some radical pro-crime ideas” Alvin Bragg appears to have won the Democratic primary election for Manhattan district attorney, making him the presumptive new leader of one of the most powerful prosecutor’s offices in the nation. Amid surging violence in Gotham, Manhattanites should be hoping that Bragg takes crime ­seriously. Although…

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#Manhattan’s elected DA Bragg vows to ‘hold police accountable’

#Manhattan’s elected DA Bragg vows to ‘hold police accountable’

“#Manhattan’s elected DA Bragg vows to ‘hold police accountable’” Alvin Bragg, a former federal prosecutor who is now poised to be Manhattan’s next District Attorney, has promised supporters to “hold police accountable” but said nothing about fighting crime. “We are one step closer to making history and transforming the District Attorney’s office,” Bragg said in…

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#Tali Weinstein concedes Manhattan DA race to Alvin Bragg

#Tali Weinstein concedes Manhattan DA race to Alvin Bragg

“#Tali Weinstein concedes Manhattan DA race to Alvin Bragg” Alvin Bragg, a former federal prosecutor, appeared poised to become the next Manhattan District Attorney after his chief opponent, Tali Farhadian Weinstein officially conceded the race Friday. “We have now counted a majority of paper ballots, and though we fought a hard race, it has become…

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#Alvin Bragg has lead over Tali Weinstein in Manhattan DA race

#Alvin Bragg has lead over Tali Weinstein in Manhattan DA race

“#Alvin Bragg has lead over Tali Weinstein in Manhattan DA race” Former federal prosecutor Alvin Bragg held a slight lead over Tali Farhadian Weinstein in the Democratic Manhattan District Attorney Primary on Tuesday. Late returns from the Board of Elections showed Bragg with 33.81 percent (71,719 votes), about four percentage points ahead of Weinstein, also a…

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#NYC’s prosecutors are imperiling us

#NYC’s prosecutors are imperiling us

“#NYC’s prosecutors are imperiling us” What to say about The Bronx and Manhattan district attorneys throwing out most of the looting and vandalism cases from the wake of the George Floyd protests last year?  Outrageous doesn’t quite cover it. Shameful, disgraceful, disgusting, as local businesses put it. All true. But above all else, these sorts…

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#The Post endorses Tali Farhadian Weinstein for Manhattan DA

#The Post endorses Tali Farhadian Weinstein for Manhattan DA

“#The Post endorses Tali Farhadian Weinstein for Manhattan DA” A city facing rising violent crime can’t afford to elect as its most important prosecutor someone who brags about how little energy he’ll put into jailing and imprisoning bad guys. Yet that accounts for most of the eight Democrats looking to become the next Manhattan district…

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#Lucinda Franks, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, dead at 74

#Lucinda Franks, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, dead at 74

“#Lucinda Franks, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, dead at 74” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Lucinda Franks — who wrote a loving memoir of her 42-year marriage to late Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau — died Wednesday night after a long battle with cancer, her family said. She was 74. The Boston-born journalist got her start as a coffee girl…

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