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Tali Farhadian Weinstein’s Run for Manhattan D.A. Fueled By Wall St Megadonors, Filings Show
A leading candidate for Manhattan DA has raked in two thirds of her campaign funds from five-figure donations—many from financial industries she would be in charge of prosecuting.
January 21, 2021
Queens Public Defenders Push to Unionize. Management Calls Them a ‘Mob.’
A wave of legal aid attorneys are joining the labor movement. But bosses say it’s bad for business and the unions just want to collect their dues.
January 7, 2021
The D.A. Election That Could Reshape New York City’s War On Drugs
The office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor is on the chopping block in Manhattan’s 2021 DA race.
December 17, 2020
How New York Judges Spend Their Way Toward Seats on the Bench
Most of the state Supreme Court candidates who won in November had donated to the parties and party bosses that nominated them, a New York Focus investigation found.
December 10, 2020
Inside the NYC Democratic Socialists of America’s Electoral Powerhouse
NYC-DSA built an electoral powerhouse with no paid staff and just a few years of experience. Here’s how they pulled it off.
October 12, 2020