criminal justice reforms
Hochul's no-brainer fixes make NY's radical discovery law a little less insane
This would edge New York back from being a radical outlier among the 50 states when it comes to prosecutorial policy.
Why are New York taxpayers funding the Legal Aid Society as it promotes crime?
No sane person would pay a group to promote crime. Yet New York’s doing just that.
Hochul's budget scheme puts crucial discovery reform at risk
Hochul’s choice to bury this fight within Albany’s secret budget negotiations deprives New Yorkers of open debate — and could let criminals continue to skate.
New Yorkers must pray that the state budget standstill lasts for a good long time
The longer they're at loggerheads over policy issues, the greater the chance some power player will admit to these dangers and reopen the fiscal debate.
If NY doesn't amend discovery laws, proverbial 'broken windows' will remain broken
To effectively combat NYC'S quality-of-life degradation, the state must first confront the false narrative that 'small' crimes don’t matter.
Albany's getting set to sock New York with yet MORE pro-criminal laws that'll make us even LESS safe
Two radical bills — the Elder Parole Bill and the Fair and Timely Parole Act — will open prison doors and allow convicted murderers and violent criminals to walk free.
NY's lefty leaders have not backed Gov. Hochul's bid to fix state's twisted evidence laws -- despite surge in support
Hochul's proposal -- which she argues would help stop criminal cases from being dismissed over "technicalities" -- faces an uncertain fate with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) and Senate Majority...
Nassau DA Anne Donnelly demands changes to pro-criminal discovery law in re-election bid
Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly is kicking off her re-election bid -- by heading to Albany Tuesday to demand changes to what she considers the pro-criminal discovery law.
NY's discovery laws harm domestic violence victims, Gov. Hochul argues: 'No longer turn a blind eye'
Gov. Kathy Hochul amped up her push to change New York's discovery laws, arguing Monday that their onerous requirements let domestic violence abusers walk free.
Meet NYC's worst 'pro-defendant' judge who frees violent perps, allegedly berates sex-crime vics and prosecutors
Queens Criminal Court Judge Wanda “Wendy” Licitra’s “only concern is the defendant and, ‘How can I get this person out of jail,’” one source said.?
Eric Adams bashes Andrew Cuomo for NYC's revolving door crime in harshest rebuke yet of ex-gov in mayoral race
It's a revolving door of blame.
Editorial: Emperor Andrew Cuomo has no clothes
Andrew Cuomo was kind enough to spend two hours with us Monday — and prove that he hasn’t changed a whit.
Albany to crime victims: Drop dead
New York's state Legislature refuses to amend a radical law that's denying justice to thousands of crime victims — and letting criminal defendants off scot-free.
Brutal NYC domestic violence case dismissed on technicality -- showing insanity of discovery laws, prosecutors say
A vicious sicko accused of beating his girlfriend and ripping off her clothes in front of his friends was able to walk on a technicality -- all because of New...
If you want to see perps locked up, don't count on Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo as governor signed off on "reforms" that sent crime soaring, and now he's giving New Yorkers fair warning: He still stands by them, because the no-bail law “righted...
Cuomo doubles down on bail reform during NYC mayor's race: 'Righted a terrible social wrong'
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is talking law and order, but is still behind the state's controversial bail reform statutes that were passed on his watch in Albany.
Woke NYC judges are cutting 'dangerous' perps loose at an alarming rate
The worst of the worst Big Apple criminal court judges are setting loose violent offenders at an astounding rate ahead of their trial, with some springing perps more than 80%
Even Al Sharpton sees how these pro-defense laws endanger New York's innocents
With even the Rev. Al Sharpton now calling for changes to the state’s 2019 "discovery" reforms, it should be obvious that only the most pig-headed ideologues still defend the changes.
NYPD commish Jessica Tisch has 'very direct' meeting with soft-on-crime Heastie
NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch on Friday said she recently had a "very direct" meeting with notoriously soft-on-crime Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to make it crystal clear just how badly skyrocketing...
Hapless Kathy Hochul refuses to hold college Jew-haters accountable
The verdict is in: Antisemitism in New York, particularly at colleges, will continue to rage until the state gets a real governor. Kathy Hochul’s simply not up to the task.