Press Releases
D.A. Vance: All Defendants Convicted of Manslaughter For East Village Building Explosion 
“As construction and development continues to boom, today’s guilty verdict puts property owners, contractors, and managers on notice: my Office will pursue criminal charges against those who place expediency and financial gain over life and limb."
D.A. Vance Urges Passage of “Vehicular Violence Accountability Act” in Streetsblog Op-Ed
The Vehicular Violence Accountability Act would fix fundamentally broken laws so that more drivers who injure or kill can be held accountable.
Mount Sinai Medical-Legal Partnership Expands Legal Services for Neediest Patients
“We can deliver greater public safety and healthier communities if we prevent young people from coming into contact with the justice system in the first place. This is why, through our Criminal Justice Investment Initiative, we have partnered with Mount Sinai, The Legal Aid Society, and other leading organizations to provide the services and support necessary to help disadvantaged children and families succeed."
City Expands Award-Winning, Nationally Recognized Supervised Release Program in Response to State Bail Reform
Manhattan D.A. Vance to provide $100 million to launch the expansion with funds forfeited in D.A.’s investigations against major banks City Council to pledge $7 million in funding NEW YORK—In anticipation of new State bail reform measures, New York City will launch an expansion of its successful Supervised Release program as a proven alternative judges
Statement by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., on NYPD Commissioner James P. O’Neill’s Service to New York City
New York City is a safer and more just place thanks to his leadership as Police Commissioner. His neighborhood policing approach, which my office strongly supports, has helped drive record-low crime even lower across our city."
D.A. Vance, NYS Senators Kennedy and Hoylman, Transportation Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets Announce “Vehicular Violence Accountability Act”
"Today, we are announcing a bill which fixes laws that are fundamentally broken, so that more drivers who injure or kill can be held accountable. The Vehicular Violence Accountability Act is our effort to make sure that on the criminal justice side, we are doing all that we can to support survivors and ensure that dangerous drivers face accountability."
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In 2015, a gas explosion in the East Village leveled 121 Second Ave and killed two New Yorkers.
Today, the people responsible for killing Nicholas Figueroa and Moises Locon were convicted of manslaughter. https://t.co/CYpuXwqHBC
We’re proud to partner with @MountSinaiNYC and @LegalAidNYC to invest in free legal services for kids and families who are navigating the special education system. #InvestInYouth https://t.co/AL5gEic9lj
Today in @StreetsblogNYC, D.A. Vance asks readers to join @SenKennedy, @bradhoylman, @TransAlt, and @NYC_SafeStreets in calling on lawmakers to pass the Vehicular Violence Accountability Act. Read the op-ed⏬ https://t.co/nqtdZAA0fR
Manhattan District Attorney's Office