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Brooklyn district attorney

Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, flanked by Public Advocate Letitia James and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, vacated more than 143,000 old summons warrants.
Aug 9

Mark-Viverito to ‘Continue to Advocate’ for Dismissal of Staten Island’s Old Summons

The speaker of the City Council will start lobbying Staten Island's district attorney to get him to support vacating old summons warrants.
By Madina Toure
Patricia Gatling.
Apr 3

This Candidate for Brooklyn District Attorney Has Spent the Last 18 Years Living in Manhattan

Patricia Gatling, a candidate to succeed the late Kenneth Thompson, just moved back to Brooklyn in December after almost two decades on the Upper East Side.
By Will Bredderman
Councilman Vincent Gentile.
Nov 1

Councilman Weighing Bid to Replace Late Brooklyn District Attorney, Sources Say

Sources tell the Observer that term-limited Vincent Gentile is among those eyeing a bid for the late Kenneth Thompson's seat.
By Will Bredderman
Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson
Oct 17

Andrew Cuomo Won’t Appoint a New Brooklyn District Attorney

By Will Bredderman
Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson.
Oct 15

Thompson, Brooklyn’s First Black District Attorney, Eulogized For Devotion to Justice

By Madina Toure
Brooklyn DA Kenneth Thompson
Oct 9

Kenneth Thompson, Brooklyn’s First Black District Attorney, Dies at 50

By Madina Toure
Charles Hynes. (Photo: Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)
Jun 12

After Bitter Election Loss, Charles Hynes Shredded His Office Documents : Sources

By Ross Barkan
Councilman David Greenfield endorsing Ken Thompson.
Oct 30

David Greenfield Flips Endorsement to Ken Thompson

By Ross Barkan
Charles Hynes this morning.
Oct 28

Charles Hynes Says Rival’s Campaign ‘Like a Seinfeld Episode’

By Ross Barkan
Charles Hynes getting down to his reggae song. (Photo compilation: Getty Images/Facebook)
Oct 22

District Attorney Charles Hynes Has a Reggae Song

By Colin Campbell
"The entire campaign is premised on an unfounded allegation largely designed to scare white people," City Councilman Brad Lander said of Brooklyn D.A.'s general election campaign during a rally on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall today.
Oct 18

Thompson Supporters Accuse Hynes of Exploiting Racial Fears

By Kamelia Kilawan
Oct 11

Charles Hynes’s Political Giving Under Fire

By Jill Colvin
Charles Hynes and Ken Thompson supporters clash at Brooklyn Borough Hall.
Oct 8

Protesters Crash Joe Hynes Re-Election Launch

By Ross Barkan
Senator Chuck Schumer endorsed Ken Thompson today.
Oct 7

Thompson Says Hynes Now With the Party ‘Trying to Destroy the President’

By Ross Barkan
Charles "Joe" Hynes. (Photo: Facebook)
Oct 3

Democrats Blast Hynes’s Decision to Challenge Thompson as Republican

By Jill Colvin
Ken Thompson's campaign kickoff. (Photo: KenThompson4DA.com)
Oct 1

Ken Thompson Forges an Upset Victory in Brooklyn

By Colin Campbell
The Wire star Jamie Hector in a video supporting Ken Thompson.
Sep 5

Brooklyn D.A. Candidate Busts Out His Celebrity Endorsements

By Ross Barkan
The other side of the mailer rips apart Mr. Hynes' record.
Aug 30

Aggressive Anti-Charles Hynes Mail Hits the Streets

By Ross Barkan
Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes and Kenneth Thompson, with moderator Harry Siegel between them.
Aug 15

Hynes and Thompson Clash in Furious Brooklyn DA Forum

By Ross Barkan
Cathy Guerriero. (Photo: Facebook)
Aug 14

School Employees Union Endorses Cathy Guerriero, Ken Thompson

By Jill Colvin
Ken Thompson with Assemblyman Dov Hikind. (Photo: Thompson campaign)
Aug 9

Hikind Blasts Greenfield for ‘Disgusting Lies’ and ‘Unconscionable Gutter Politics’ in Brooklyn D.A.’s Race

By Ross Barkan
Jul 25

Abe George Drops Out of Brooklyn D.A. Race and Endorses Ken Thompson

By Ross Barkan
Kenneth Thompson receives the endorsement of Hakeem Jeffries and Yvette Clarke.
Jun 17

Congressional Duo Endorses Insurgent Brooklyn DA Candidate

By Ross Barkan
May 21

You Might Spend 30 Days in Jail If Your Plastic Bag Art Installation Turns Into a Bomb Scare That Shuts Down Bedford Avenue

By Matt Chaban
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