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.
Our office announces charges against company that stole $1.7M in wages from its employees
DA Vance greets volunteers at our office's "Clean Slate" summons warrant forgiveness event
DA Vance speaks about the trial conviction of former nanny Yoselyn Ortega for the murders of Leo and Lulu Krim
DA Vance congratulates graduates of “Inside Criminal Justice,” an innovative seminar that brings together Queensboro Correctional Facility residents and Manhattan ADA’s
Chief ADA Karen Friedman Agnifilo welcomes advocates and survivors to our 33rd Annual Crime Victims Vigil
DA Vance at our West Harlem Youth Opportunity Hub
Our Office joins students at the March For Our Lives in Washington DC
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A simple project wants to give folks a second chance
Indisputably, for those like Evelyn, the program provides a fresh start. “Everyone deserves a second chance,” she says.
NYPD cop guilty of delivering drugs
In the end, a Manhattan cop's badge didn't help her beat a drug trafficking rap. NYPD officer Nysia Stroud was convicted Thursday of drug possession and official misconduct.
Laborers on a ‘Billionaires’ Row’ Tower Cheated of Wages, D.A. Says
The laborers were doing concrete work on the luxury Steinway Tower at 111 West 57th Street, a needlelike skyscraper set to open next year full of condominiums for some of the world’s wealthiest people.
District Attorneys Take Steps to Relax Marijuana Enforcement
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance said he would stop prosecuting cases of marijuana possession and smoking in public.
Manhattan to stop prosecuting most low-level marijuana cases in August
In a few months, most similar cases won't be prosecuted. On Tuesday, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced his office would decline to take up those cases, effective August 1.
Manhattan DA Announces It Will No Longer Prosecute Marijuana Possession to Correct Racial Disparity in Arrests
District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said the marijuana prosecutions will halt starting Aug. 1, other than in cases where there is a clear public safety concern, which, he predicts, will reduce the yearly marijuana prosecutions in Manhattan from 5,000 to 200.
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"In these terribly divided times, here is something we all should agree on: Work should pay, and crime shouldn’t."
Read more about our work to #EndWageTheft👇🏽 https://t.co/kJ3LFIIzil
We’re in Harlem tonight talking arts programming and alternatives to incarceration with graduates of “Project Reset,” our signature diversion program. #CJreform @courtinnovation https://t.co/CIISDSI3mN
#EnoughisEnough https://t.co/uN1Us7sWqm
Today we forced a committee vote on our extreme risk protection orders bill—to empower families & police to stop gun violence.
With the bill finally on the agenda, all but 3 Republicans voted to advance it.
Now we must have a vote of the full Senate.
Lives are on the line. https://t.co/4Nu9GqpVMv
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