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Advocates for domestic violence survivors back Hochul’s proposed discovery changes 
Over a dozen women’s and victims’ rights groups are calling on state lawmakers in a new letter to approve changes to New York’s discovery laws proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul as part of her executive budget. The fight over the tweaks are sure to dominate this year’s budget negotiations, as both legislative chambers removed them from their rebuttals to Hochul and criminal justice advocates are waging a campaign against them.
Man gets 28.5 years in murder-for-hire conspiracy of rival on LES that led to shooting of bystander 
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A man was sentenced to 28 ½ years-to-life in state prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit a retaliatory murder which resulted in the 2019 fatal shooting of an innocent bystander on the Lower East Side, prosecutors announced Friday.
Local Leaders and Midtown BIDs Push Governor Hochul for Public Safety and Mental Health Reforms 
The Midtown BID Coalition, representing seven key business districts in Hell’s Kitchen and beyond, is throwing its support behind discovery reforms and the SUPPORT Act, a legislative proposal being pushed through Albany by West Side politicians, designed to ensure long-term care for individuals suffering from severe mental illness.
LES man indicted for fatally stabbing and dismembering his step grandfather, dumping remains in East River 
A 23-year-old man was indicted for fatally stabbing and dismembering his step grandfather then putting his wrapped-up body parts in the East River last month, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Thursday.
Man Indicted For Murder After Torso Found In Suitcase Last Month: DA 
A 23-year-old man has been indicted on second-degree murder charges after he fatally stabbed his 65-year-old step grandfather, dismembered and wrapped up his body parts in a suitcase before putting them in the East River last month.
A Timeline of Art and Artifacts Repatriated in 2025 
February 18: The Manhattan District Attorney’s office repatriated 107 antiquities to Italy, valued around $1.2 million, recovered from antiquities smugglers Giacomo Medici, Giovanni Franco Becchina, and Robert Hecht. “Italy has unfortunately suffered significant and extensive looting over the past 60 years, and we will continue to do everything possible track down and return pieces that pass through Manhattan,” D.A. Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. said in a statement.

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