Gov. Kathy Hochul and Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg met privately on Friday to discuss criminal justice policies weeks after the newly elected prosecutor announced his office will no longer pursue certain low-level crimes.
Governor Kathy Hochul at a press briefing following the first meeting of the Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns.Governor Kathy Hochul at a press briefing following the first meeting of the Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns.Gov.
"Our conversation included the importance of accountability, preventing shoplifting by breaking up burglary rings, keeping the trains safe, deterring brazen conduct and reducing gun violence," Bragg said in his statement. "I'll be working in partnership with her and in close coordination with the NYPD, the Mayor and other local partners toward our common goal - protecting the people and businesses of Manhattan and keeping all New Yorkers safe.
"We were specific. We said we were going to marry fairness and safety, and we laid out a specific plan. We put on the website; we put it in print," Bragg, who was personally invited by Rev. Al Sharpton, said at a National Action Network rally in Harlem on January 8th. The meeting happened the same day the NYPD held a funeral for Rivera, who was posthumously promoted to detective first grade.
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