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Alvin Bragg can help end protest violence — by throwing the book at the perps

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has never been shy about being an activist prosecutor who uses the discretion his office affords him to decide what behavior Manhattan will put up...

New MTA gates can't hit real cause of farebeating: pro-crime Democrats

The MTA is rolling out the first in a series of new subway gate designs meant to prevent fare beating. But the real cause of fare beating is pro-crime policies...

Alvin Bragg's pathetic 'bank shot' bid to 'get Trump'

Bottom line: Alvin Bragg wanted to make good on his promise to “get Trump,” and it looks like nothing else mattered. 

Bragg brings a criminal case back from dead, but may have reanimated Trump's chances

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's case against former President Donald Trump is the ultimate gravedigger charge, where Bragg unearthed a case from 2016 and is seeking to bring it back to...

How farebeating 'tears the social fabric'

MTA chief Janno Lieber is entirely right: Farebeating "tears at the social fabric," wreaking damage far beyond the mere theft.

Is Bragg seeking a murder dismissal because of a $500K woke campaign contribution?

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg should have recused himself from the Tracy McCarter murder case after his public position against prosecuting it earned him campaign cash.

With subway crime still rising, serious enforcement is the only answer

Subway crime is still headed the wrong way, and it could get worse if the MTA and NYPD don’t enforce the official Code of Conduct.

Numbers show the grim consequences of Manhattan DA Bragg's pro-crime principles

“Bragg’s office wins a conviction just 51% of the time” when it prosecutes serious felony charges — “down from 68% in 2019.”

Fight the farebeaters to save lives on the subway

Stop the farebeaters. End catch-and-release. And let New Yorkers use the subway, the very life of their city, without fear again. 

Keke Palmer on her 'fearless' character in Jordan Peele's 'Nope'

"Nope” is a twisted tale of a California horse ranch and a mysterious force that affects human and animal behavior.

Columbia OBGYN accused of sexually abusing dozens of patients faces new charge

Robert Hadden, the former Columbia University OBGYN who allegedly sexually abused dozens of patients, pleaded not guilty to a new charge against him in Manhattan federal court. 

Trump accuses New York AG James of 'prosecutorial misconduct'

Former President Donald Trump accused New York Attorney General Letitia James of "prosecutorial misconduct" after she subpoenaed him.

Calamari off the hook in Trump Org. probe — won't be indicted: lawyer

Matthew Calamari, the Trump Organization's COO, will not be indicted by Manhattan prosecutors as part of the probe into the former president's private company, his attorney said.

Applause breaks out in NYC courtroom as two men cleared of Malcolm X murder

Applause broke out in a Manhattan courtroom on Thursday when a judge tossed the convictions of two men found guilty in the assassination of Malcolm X more than half a...

Two men convicted in 1965 Malcolm X assassination set to be exonerated

The DA's office began reviewing the case in February 2020, in the wake of the Netflix documentary series “Who Killed Malcolm X?” — which followed historian Abdur-Rahman Muhammad’s quest for...

$15M in relics looted by NYC art dealer returned to India: prosecutors

The 248 relics that are valued at $15 million were repatriated during a ceremony attended by India Consul General Randhir Jaiswal, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office said.

Bursar at CUNY college charged with stealing $500K in student funds

Former bursar Joseph Boselli is accused of pocketing more than 900 checks issued to hundreds of students at the City University of New York college between August 2012 and November...

NYC doorman arrested for dealing guns at work: DA

A NYC doorman who operated a side hustle dealing firearms outside his building was busted along with three others in a gun-trafficking ring takedown.

Why can't NY pols put public safety before political pandering?

It seems like nearly every single New York Democrat is more than ready, willing and able to ignore this terrifying issue of crime and instead compete to see who is...

NY Republican leaders demand clarity on Manhattan DA's bail directive

NY state GOP leaders on Wednesday urged Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance to "provide clarity" after a recent directive to not seek bail for individuals accused of nonviolent crimes.