Patrick Timmins, a civil litigator and former Bronx prosecutor, is challenging Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg in a June primary. He aims to combat subway crime, particularly fare evasion, claiming that tougher measures could reduce larger crimes in the transit system. Timmins criticizes Bragg's prosecuting record, especially after controversial dropped cases. He believes enforcing fare evasion laws can improve safety for commuters and addresses the rising violence in subways. Timmins positions himself as a pragmatic Democrat, emphasizing the need for common-sense solutions to crime.
"No one's getting a safe, comfortable, easy ride. We all know about the platform pushing, subway slashing, it's at historical levels."
"I understand 'what's a fare evasion here and there,' but once there's 20 of them by one person, then maybe something should be done."
"There's been a lot of poor decisions by Alvin Bragg in those three-plus years. I'm a common sense Democrat."
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