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6 days ago

2025 ELECTION: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg getting brisk challenge from ex-prosecutor Diana Florence and public defender Maud Maron | amNewYork

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (l.) is facing a challenge in the November general election from independent candidate Diana Florence (c.) and Republican nominee Maud Maron. Photos by Max Parrott and provided by Florence and Maron campaigns While most Manhattanites are focused on the mayoral race this November, they will also get to decide whether to re-elect incumbent Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg or replace him with one of two candidates challenging him for the key law enforcement post.
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fromGothamist
1 month ago

Urine trouble: NYPD tickets for public peeing flow faster under Mayor Adams

NYPD public urination tickets surged almost fivefold from 2021–22 to 2024–25 amid Mayor Eric Adams's push for enforcement of low-level offenses.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Suspect in stabbing of Ukrainian woman in North Carolina charged with federal crime

A man was federally charged with a crime carrying possible death penalty for fatally stabbing 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee on a North Carolina commuter train.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

What Cities Actually Want from Trump to Fight Crime

The Trump administration defunded community-violence-intervention programs and prioritized a punitive crime strategy that treats people involved in street violence as irredeemable.
NYC politics
fromNew York Post
6 months ago

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch takes dig at Bronx DA while railing against soft-on-crime policies: 'No consequences'

Bronx DA Darcel Clark criticized for inaction on car theft as NYPD Commissioner highlights consequences of lax prosecution.
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