Today we announced a new round of funding for up to 7 Manhattan community-based organizations to work to proactively prevent youth gun violence this summer. “Particularly when it comes to younger New Yorkers, preventing a crime is always better than prosecuting one” – D.A. Bragg.
For the third consecutive summer, we’re awarding $20,000 to organizations to pay young New Yorkers stipends to participate in meaningful programming.
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ICYMI: Roberto Sessoms was sentenced to 2-to-4 years in prison for assaulting five NYPD officers after being arrested during a gathering in Union Square. Learn more in @amNewYork:
“Kensly Alston and Halley Tejada allegedly murdered Nadia Vitels in her own apartment while she was moving in to start a new chapter of her life.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about yesterday’s indictment here:
Acquaintance rape is perhaps the least commonly understood form of sexual assault, but by far the most common element in the cases we see each & every day. Today we announced the indictment of a man for allegedly raping an acquaintance while she slept.
New: Today we announced the indictment of Kensly Alston and Halley Tejada for allegedly murdering Nadia Vitels in her Kips Bay apartment last month. More here:
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