As Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance, Jr. has made the advancement of criminal justice reform part of the mission of the District Attorney's Office, right alongside our centuries-old founding mission of public safety.
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DA Vance has made justice reform a part of our mission, right alongside our founding mission of public safety.
Our strong partnerships with Manhattan communities help prevent crime and reduce involvement in the justice system.
Sexual violence affects all communities and workplaces. We ensure that survivors are not just heard, but given equal access to justice.
We’ve developed partnerships, technology, and expertise to become a national leader in cybercrime prevention and prosecution.
Since 2010, our proactive investigations have led to the removal of more than 1,700 guns from New York City streets.
Because Manhattan is a global financial capital, our Office is uniquely positioned to fight white-collar crime.
DA Vance accepting the New York Center for Children's "Champion" Award
The head of our Cybercrime Bureau appears on VICE's "Motherboard" podcast to talk about how we solve and prosecute complex high-tech crimes
DA Vance tours Educational Alliance and learns more about the innovative "two-generation" education program funded by CJII
DA Vance announces the results of the office's $38M investment in testing the national rape kit backlog
DA Vance welcomes players to our annual Saturday Night Lights Invitational Basketball Tournament
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D.A. Vance: Two Indicted for Stealing $1.3M from Small Business Owners during COVID-19 Pandemic
“At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, these scammers preyed on those who needed aid the most – robbing dozens of small business owners of cash they desperately needed to stay afloat, as alleged in the indictment.” said District Attorney Vance.
Supervised Injection Sites for Drug Users to Open in New York City
“We have always been trying to strike the right balance between enforcement, rehabilitation and prevention,” Cyrus R. Vance Jr., the Manhattan district attorney, said in an interview.
The Tomb Raiders of the Upper East Side: Inside the Manhattan DA’s Antiquities Trafficking Unit
The DA’s office has returned more than 1,300 antiquities to their homelands: a marble sarcophagus fragment to Greece, a Buddha’s footprint to Pakistan, and, to Italy, a first-century mosaic from a ship in the emperor Caligula’s fleet.
Full Remarks: D.A. Vance Moves to Vacate Wrongful Convictions in Murder of Malcolm X
Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, Jr., together with the Shanies Law Office and the Innocence Project, today moved to vacate the trial convictions and dismiss the indictment of Muhammad A. Aziz and Khalil Islam for the 1965 murder of Malcolm X at the Audubon Ballroom.
2 Men Convicted of Killing Malcolm X Will Be Exonerated After Decades
A 22-month investigation conducted jointly by the Manhattan district attorney’s office and lawyers for the two men found that prosecutors and two of the nation’s premier law enforcement agencies — the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the New York Police Department — had withheld key evidence that, had it been turned over, would likely have led to the men’s acquittal.
Looking for a Stolen Idol? Visit the Museum of the Manhattan D.A.
Set up in 2017, with the approval of the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., to curb the smuggling of cultural heritage, it has seized 3,604 illicit items valued at $204 million. Of that, 1,323 objects have been returned to countries of origin like Mexico, Afghanistan and Tibet.
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Saturday Dec 4
Art of Healing Festival: Stop the Hate
Join us as we unite against hate and explore creative arts as a means to heal.
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Our $1.5M investment enabled @BarrierFreeL to enhance and expand services for D/deaf domestic violence survivors, increase accessibility for ASL speakers, and offer dozens of community trainings. A new interim evaluation shows our approach is working. ⏬ https://t.co/8bDsB8Hyby
Harm reduction saves lives.
D.A. Vance is proud to collaborate with @NYCMayor to allow Manhattan to be the first place in the nation with Overdose Prevention Centers.👇 https://t.co/PZhrnmuhts
In @TheAtlantic this month, learn about our work to protect cultural heritage and stop antiquities trafficking ⏬ https://t.co/XtSlibmNdT
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