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June 30, 2025 | NY1

Support Act mandates treatment for the mentally ill charged with violent misdemeanors, but funding still an issue Click For More

“Someone throws a punch at someone, and they suffer some injury, but not significant injury,” said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg who pushed for the bill. “You know that, that case, if they were intending to cause you injury, would be in assault three. That’s a misdemeanor.”

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June 30, 2025

D.A. Bragg: Man Indicted For Unprovoked Attack On Pregnant Woman In Chelsea Click For More

“Raquan El allegedly attacked a vulnerable New Yorker—an unsuspecting pregnant woman who was a complete stranger to him—in a brutal act of violence with a weapon,” said District Attorney Bragg. “We will not tolerate New Yorkers being assaulted. I wish the victim a speedy recovery.”   

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June 28, 2025 | W42ST

PRIDE and Prosecution: How the DA Fights LGBTQ+ Hate Click For More

As Hell’s Kitchen celebrates PRIDE, the team inside the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is focused on something less festive: the rising threat of hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community.

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June 26, 2025 | Upper East Site

Suspect Indicted for Violent Antisemitic Hate Crime on UES Subway: Prosecutors Click For More

A grand jury has handed up a three-count indictment, including two hate crime charges, against a woman accused of targeting a stranger aboard an Upper East Side subway with a vile antisemitic attack during the morning commute, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.

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June 26, 2025 | JEWISH NEWS SYNDICATE

Woman indicted for antisemitic hate crime on NYC subway Click For More

“As alleged, Woki Massaquoi unleashed hate-driven violence on a woman in an unprovoked attack in our transit system,” Bragg stated. “This harmful conduct is unacceptable, and no one should be targeted because of their religion.”

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June 26, 2025 | East Side Feed

Woman Indicted for Antisemitic Attack on Subway Click For More

Woki Massaquoi, 35, faces two counts of Assault in the Third Degree as a Hate Crime and one count of Aggravated Harassment in the Second Degree following the incident, which occurred on a northbound 4 train as it traveled through the Upper East Side in April.


Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office1 day ago
“Hit-and-runs are incredibly serious matters, and we are committed to prosecuting this type of callous vehicular violence.” - D.A. Bragg. Learn more about the indictment of Julio Cachago, for killing 76-year-old Yong Li in a fatal hit-and-run:
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office2 days ago
Last week, we welcomed students from Notre Dame Law’s Galilee Immersion Program, which introduces First-Year Law Students to the impact of public interest law. They met with our office’s Notre Dame Law School alumni before touring criminal court.
Manhattan District Attorney's Office
Manhattan District Attorney's Office2 days ago
“As alleged, Kerri Aherne carried out a horrific and unprovoked stabbing of a mother who was simply caring for her 10-month-old baby.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this indictment for an alleged stabbing in a Macy’s bathroom: