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As Crime Rises, N.Y. Prosecutor Candidates Vow to Rein In Office Bloomberg 8/03/2021 Patricia Hurtado (Bloomberg) -- Despite a recent rise in crime, many of the candidates in the crowded field vying to become the next Manhattan district attorney are talking about which crimes they won't prosecute, rather than those they will. This year’s race to succeed Cyrus Vance, who is unlikely to seek re-election, has become one of the most progressive campaigns in the country. Several candidates have vowed to stop prosecuting low-level crimes like prostitution, fare-beating and ma...

Nearly 50 New York lawmakers call for Gov Cuomo to resign or be impeached after two more women accuse him of harassment, bringing total to five Two women came forward with sexual harassment allegations against Gov Andrew Cuomo on Saturday, bringing the total to five  The developments prompted State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to call for Cuomo's resignation They joined at least 35 other legislators who want the governor to step down Another 10 legislators have called for Cuomo to face impeachment  Cuomo has refused to resign and cast doub...

Nearly 30 Democratic and Republican New York lawmakers have called for Cuomo to resign or be impeached. Democratic New York State Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara told Fox News' "America's Newsroom" on Wednesday that Cuomo should resign "for the good of the state." Assemblyman Ron Kim, another Democrat, shared the hashtag #ResignCuomo while retweeting a post about Cuomo's response to the harassment allegations. Kim also criticized Cuomo for "publishing a book in the middle of the pandemic while suppressing life and death data."  Kim joins fellow Democratic Assembly members, including Jess...

Working Families Party Backs Tahanie Aboushi For Manhattan District Attorney arrow In explaining the party’s pick, WFP State Director, Sochie Nnaemeka, pointed to Aboushi’s detailed list of crimes the office will decline to prosecute if she’s elected as well as a commitment to reduce the budget of the District Attorney’s office by half and to use those funds to make direct investments in communities. “Tahanie’s clearly running to transform the office,” Nnaemeka said. “Her commitment to the values of transforming an office that’s caused undue harm on vulnerable comm...

arrow Midway through a candidate forum Thursday night hosted by Amplify Her, contenders were asked, “As District Attorney, are there offenses you will decline to prosecute?”  It’s hard to imagine this question being thrown at candidates for one of the top prosecutor’s seats in the nation just a few years ago. But with progressive prosecutors running for office (and winning) in cities across the country, the crowded race for Manhattan DA is increasingly defined by what the candidates say they won’t prosecute, rather than what they will. At this week's forum, candidate Elizabeth Cr...