Brooklyn DA Investigating Crash That Killed 10-Year-Old
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Cops blame the victim and make excuses for the driver after an SUV runs amok in Midwood.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about District Attorneys
STREETSBLOG INVESTIGATION: Hit-and-Run Drivers Injure Thousands — Why are So Few Ever Charged?
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Factors include badly worded state law, flawed NYPD investigations, juries comprised of drivers, and, let's face it, a general sense that vehicular crimes are not treated with the same level of seriousness as other crimes.
Queens’s Next Top Prosecutor Dodges Whether She’d Boot CB Member Who Said Pedestrians ‘Deserve’ to Die
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The Queens Beep still refuses to join her colleagues in condemning the community board member and city employee, who said at a public meeting that pedestrians “deserve” to die if they cross the street while looking at their phones.
Cy Vance’s Tale of Two Cities: Bus Fare Evaders Go To Court; Subway Scofflaws Go Free
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Despite a headline-grabbing vow to stop prosecuting fare evasion, Manhattan DA Cy Vance will still throw the book at you for getting on the bus without paying.
StreetsPac: Vote for Tiffany Cabán for Queens DA
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Tiffany Cabán, who has vowed to shake up the Queens district attorney's office if elected, is the best candidate on livable streets issues and combating road violence, according to the city's street safety political action committee.
Ask the Candidates: Which District Attorney Will Make Queens Streets Safer?
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Mostly, the seven Democrats vying for the Democratic nomination on June 25 have been focusing on what many believe are traditional law-and-order issues. But Streetsblog grilled them all on the most basic quality-of-life issues facing our community: street safety.