Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. Months after she joined other district attorneys to call mandating pretrial release of many defendants “a dangerous mistake,” Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark told constituents she accepts New York’s new bail reform laws. “In […]
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Correction Officers Are Top Donors to Unopposed Bronx DA Darcel Clark
Sign up for “THE CITY Scoop,” our daily newsletter where we send you stories like this first thing in the morning. Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark has no challenger in the election on Tuesday. Yet she has raised roughly $343,000 in the run-up to that second-term bid — with $22,000 coming from the union representing […]
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Jury’s Out on Prosecution of Parents Who Leave Kids in Cars
The hammer of law enforcement came down on Juan Rodriguez scarcely as soon as he comprehended the horror: His twin babies had died, trapped in a Honda sedan he’d parked in summer’s heat Friday while he went to work in The Bronx. The grieving father found himself under NYPD arrest shortly after he’d called 911 […]
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Push to Repeal Gravity Knife Ban Gains Momentum
City prosecutors’ changing stances and a recent court ruling appear to be shifting the balance toward lifting the state ban on so-called gravity knives. This year marks Albany lawmakers’ third attempt to repeal the folding knives prohibition, which opponents argue punishes thousands annually for holding blades commonly sold in stores, carried for work and believed […]
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Bronx Prosecutors Want to Keep an Eye on You
Smile: You’re on DA camera. Over the last six months, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark’s office has quietly enlisted some 4,000 new eyes on the street: Surveillance cameras at private businesses, houses, apartment buildings and schools. But not everyone is ready for their close up: Privacy and civil liberties advocates are on alert. The program, […]