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Manhattan is home to Wall Street, so the DA's office is uniquely weighted in financial fraud and business crimes.

Months before Manhattan district attorney Cy Vance announced that he would not seek reelection for a role in which he oversees a criminal investigation into…

The assemblyman, a St. John’s School of Law graduate who worked for years as a pro bono attorney, says he is invested in all aspects of public policy — but criminal justice reform is the driving force behind much of his legislative work and his decision to run for DA.

Tali Farhadian Weinstein has outraised all other seven in the race by more than $2.2 million.

The Nation, check out our latest issue. Subscribe to Support Progressive Journalism The Nation is reader supported: Chip in $10 or more to help us continue to write about the issues that matter. Sign up for our Wine Club today. Did you know you can support The Nation by drinking wine? Manhattan Democratic voters face a profoundly important choice when they go to vote next month. No individual has a greater direct day-to-day impact on policing and mass incarceration than a district atto...

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Manhattan is just one of 62 counties in New York, but it is different, and not just for being named New York County. The same goes for the Manhattan district attorney, as crime and justice on the island are outsized.

The eight candidates have made clear they're not afraid of taking on the former president, but most have been cautious to stay away from overtly anti-Trump rhetoric.

Trump criminal investigation looms over Manhattan DA race MICHAEL R. SISAK, Associated Press May 23, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Monday Feb. 24, 2020 file photo, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., speaks after a verdict in the Harvey Weinstein rape trial in New York. On June 22, 2021, Democrats will be voting in a party primary for Manhattan’s next district attorney.Craig Ruttle/AP NEW YORK (AP) — Eight days after Donald Trump turns 75 next month, New York City voter...

Most Manhattan DA Candidates Promise A Mass Conviction Purge Once In Office arrow Manhattan Criminal Court at 100 Centre Street Felix Lipov/Shutterstock Last week, a coalition of exoneration organizations formally asked city prosecutors to purge hundreds of convictions based on the work of 22 NYPD officers convicted for lying, corruption, and other forms of misconduct. The advocates’ demand followed announcements from Brooklyn and Manhattan prosecutors that they were...