Alvin Bragg, a former federal prosecutor who’s now poised to be Manhattan’s subsequent District Lawyer, has promised supporters to “maintain police accountable” however stated nothing about combating crime.
“We’re one step nearer to creating historical past and remodeling the District Lawyer’s workplace,” Bragg stated in a Friday night assertion shortly after his chief opponent Tali Farhadian Weinstein conceded.
He vowed to carry an finish to “racial disparities and mass incarceration” within the prison justice system, however didn’t handle the rash of shootings and different spiking crimes throughout the town.
In a press release of her personal Friday afternoon Weinstein stated she would help Bragg and known as to congratulate him.
“We’ve now counted a majority of paper ballots, and although we fought a tough race, it has turn into clear that we can’t overcome the vote margin. When all votes are counted, we count on to return in second by a couple of proportion factors,” she stated in an e mail to supporters.
“We had essential disagreements all through the marketing campaign, however I’m assured in Alvin’s dedication to justice, and I stand able to help him. I want him and the men and women who serve within the district legal professional’s workplace each success,” she added.
Bragg nonetheless must get via a basic election in opposition to Republican rival Thomas Kenniff — one thing that’s seen as little greater than a formality on the closely Democratic leaning island.
If he takes workplace, Bragg will turn into the primary black District Lawyer within the borough’s historical past. He can even inherit the workplace’s investigation of the Trump Group — a controversial inquiry with doubtlessly nationwide implications.
Bragg defeated a crowded area of main challengers. Among the many different vanquished opponents included, former “Survivor” contestant and public defender Eliza Orlins, Assemblyman Dan Quart, civil rights legal professional Tahanie Aboushi and former Manhattan assistant district legal professional Lucy Lang.
Not like many different metropolis main races, the Manhattan DA race didn’t use ranked-choice voting, as a result of it’s a state election.
