By Drew Grant 11/03/11 4:32pm

Occupy Wall Street

Occupy protesters arrested

Occupy Arrestees Go to Court, Reject Plea Offer

While even more members of Occupy Wall Street were arrested earlier this afternoon, 50 of those already charged in relation to the protests showed up to a New York’s 2nd Circuit District court today to turn down Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance‘s plea bargain. The D.A. had entered an offer for the offenders where the charges would be dropped on the condition that the individuals would not get arrested again for the next six months. Read More

By The Editors 3/22/11 11:32pm

Editorial

Albany Must Crack Down on Domestic Abuse

Domestic violence continues to plague far too many homes even as crime rates outside the home continue to decline. Worse, many of the perpetrators are repeat offenders who escape the harsh punishment they deserve.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance wants elected officials to give him and his colleagues the tools they need to crack down Read More

By Emily Atkin 2/09/11 1:27am

Editorial

Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance Is Proving He Is Up to the Task

They were murdered more than a generation ago, before a fair portion of the city’s adult population was born. But the cases of Cornelia Crilley, murdered in 1971, and Ellen Hover, murdered in 1977, remain unsolved–for now, that is.

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance recently announced the indictment of a serial killer and sex offender, Read More

By Azi Paybarah 10/14/08 6:05pm

Morgenthau Challenger Gets an Early Start

It’s eleven months before the 2009 elections and Manhattan district attorney candidate Leslie Crocker Snyder is rolling out her endorsements.

At a press conference this afternoon on the City Hall steps, Crocker was joined by unions representing law enforcement groups that are endorsing her candidacy. The groups are:

NYC Detectives’ Endowment Association
NYPD Read More