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May 27, 2023 | City and State

Opinion: It’s time to eliminate New York’s statute of limitations for sex trafficking Click For More

A married couple convicted of trafficking eight women, including two women placed in the wife’s care as a certified foster parent. A 31-year-old man convicted of using violence, coercion, and even rape to force teenagers to engage in prostitution. A 36-year-old man convicted of trafficking three 17-year-old girls and exploiting at least eight other women.

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May 25, 2023

D.A. Bragg In The Harvard Crimson: “Public Service Is Its Own Reward” Click For More

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., a '95 graduate of Harvard College and a ’99 graduate of Harvard Law School, today congratulated Harvard University’s graduating class of 2023 and highlighted the importance of public service and volunteerism in a Harvard Crimson op-ed.

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May 25, 2023 | The Harvard Crimson

Opinion: Public Service Is Its Own Reward Click For More

Congratulations to the Class of 2023 on making it to graduation day! If you’re anything like I was approaching Commencement, you’re feeling proud, excited, a little sad to be ending your college journey, immensely relieved to be done with your final final exams, and grateful for four great years.

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January 24, 2023

D.A. Bragg in Teen Vogue: To Improve Public Safety, We Must Connect New Yorkers To Services Click For More

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today highlighted the public safety imperative of connecting New Yorkers struggling with mental illness or substance use to community-based services.

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January 24, 2023 | Teen Vogue

Manhattan District Attorney: Homeless in NYC Need Services and Support, Not Jail Click For More

Sadly, it’s a familiar daily scene on our streets and in the subways across New York City: people visibly struggling with serious mental health and substance use challenges.

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November 28, 2022 | AMNY

Supporting Manhattan’s LGBTQIA+ community by tackling hate crimes Click For More

News of the Colorado Springs shooting was heartbreakingly tragic and painfully familiar. Once again, someone with a gun targeted the LGBTQIA+ community. We heard stunned survivors recount the horrors of the attack, we caught glimpses of a growing makeshift memorial, we saw mourners cling to each other in grief, and we learned that law enforcement was uniting to conduct a careful investigation.


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“These are real killing machines. We’ll have new tools if this passes, when this passes, to hold people accountable.” – D.A. Bragg. Read more on our efforts to crack down on the proliferation of cheap, easy-to-make 3D-printed firearms:
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“This ruthless murder is beyond devastating, and my thoughts are with Mr. Vayner’s loved ones as they continue to mourn his painful loss.” – D.A. Bragg. Watch here on @ny1 for more on the indictment of Alon Riabichev for allegedly fatally stabbing his 80-year-old neighbor.
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ICYMI: Watch here to learn more about our work alongside @govkathyhochul to crack down on the proliferation of illegal 3D-printed guns and ghost guns.
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