Alvin Bragg is the 37th District Attorney elected in Manhattan. Alvin – a lifelong Manhattanite who served as a state and federal prosecutor – has spent more than two decades fighting to make our communities safer and our criminal justice system fairer.
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Manhattan District Attorney and NYPD Commissioner indict seven alleged members of Lower East Side gang for murder and firearms conspiracy
"The Baruch and Wald NYCHA complexes were ground zero for a turf war" says Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg. "A really perinicious cycle of senseless violence involving seven shootings, one bystander who was struck." Seven members of the Up the Hill gang are indicted for trying to get guns and urder their rivals in the Down the Hill gang. "Two different housing developments seeing each other as rivals, is a jurisdictional turf." He says a significant portion of their shooting cases are gang related, but the numbers are declining.
Alleged Lower East Side gang members indicted for multiple shootings over two-year period amid war with rivals
“This indictment alleges a coordinated pattern of violence spanning several months, during which the defendants repeatedly armed themselves and targeted rivals in residential areas, putting countless New Yorkers at risk,” District Attorney Bragg said. “As we further allege, the defendants used social media to provoke rivals, glorify gun violence and escalate tensions, fueling a dangerous cycle of retaliation.”
D.A. Bragg, Commiss. Tisch: “Up The Hill” Defendants Indicted For Murder And Firearm Conspiracies Including Seven Shootings
“This indictment alleges a coordinated pattern of violence spanning several months, during which the defendants repeatedly armed themselves and targeted rivals in residential areas, putting countless New Yorkers at risk,” and said District Attorney Bragg. “As we further allege, the defendants used social media to provoke rivals, glorify gun violence and escalate tensions, fueling a dangerous cycle of retaliation. We are committed to disrupting these senseless cycles to protect our communities, and thanks to our coordination with the NYPD and other law enforcement partners, these individuals are now facing accountability.”
New York lawmakers want 3D-printer companies to block the creation of ‘ghost guns’
At a press event on Tuesday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said two 3D-printing companies had voluntarily agreed to adopt technology that would block the creation of guns using their printers; another digital design company agreed to remove some firearm CAD files (the printing blueprints) from their services, Bragg said. Lawmakers have proposed legislation that would make it illegal to sell or possess gun CAD files without a license and would require 3D-printer companies to block the printing of firearms. Related restrictions have been proposed or are law in states like Colorado, New Jersey, and Washington.
Former DOB supervisor indicted on bribery, conspiracy charges
A former supervisor for the Department of Buildings and a trio of developers are facing charges over an alleged bribery scheme.
MANHATTAN DA PUSHES FOR TOUGHER PENALTIES TO FIGHT GHOST GUNS IN NEW YORK CITY
Ghost guns have been an ongoing safety concern in New York City. The untraceable firearms, often made at home or with 3D printers, can bypass background checks and lack serial numbers.
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