Cy Vance

The Bloom's Off His Rose

Len Levitt | Posted 12.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Robert Morgenthau, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Rudy Giuliani, Bernard Kerik, Manhattan District Attorney, Michael Bloomberg, Cy Vance, New York News
Len Levitt

Mayor Bloomberg's store-bought third term has not yet begun yet he has picked a fight with someone no one in his right mind wants to fight: outgoing Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau.

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Cy Vance Elected First New Manahattan DA In 35 Years

AP | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: New York District Attorney, Manhattan DA, Cy Vance, Robert Morgenthau, New York Da, New York, New York News

NEW YORK - Politically pedigreed trial lawyer Cy Vance has been elected as Manhattan's first new district attorney in 35 years. The Democrat had 92...

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Cy Vance Shapes Agenda For Manhattan District Attorney's Office

The New York Law Journal | Noeleen G. Walder | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York

Read More: Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance Jr., Cy Vance Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance Manhattan DA, Cy Vance Wins, Cy Vance, New York News

Despite low voter turnout in Tuesday's Democratic primary, Cyrus R. Vance Jr. bested his two opponents in the race for Manhattan district attorney wit...

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Cy Vance Wins Manhattan District Attorney Primary

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 11.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Cy Vance Jr., New York District Attorney, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney, Richard Aborn, Cy Vance, Robert Morgenthau, Nyc Election Results, New York Da, New York News

NEW YORK — Defense lawyer and political scion Cy Vance is poised to become Manhattan's first new district attorney in 35 years after winning Tue...

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Primary Voting Tip Sheet

New York Times | Michael Barbaro | Posted 11.15.2009 | New York

Read More: William Thompson Jr, New York District Attorney, New York Public Advocate, New York Democratic Primaries, New York Mayor Race, New York Primary Elections, Cy Vance, John Liu, Richard Aborn, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Melinda Katz, Michael Bloomberg, Ny Elections, Boris Johnson, New York Primaries, New York City Council, New York Comptroller, Cy Vance Jr., Mark Green, David Yassky, New York News

After four years of fund-raising and campaigning, candidates for mayor, comptroller, public advocate, distract attorney and City Council will face Dem...

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"You can't play politics with people's lives."

Linda Fairstein | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Robert Morgenthau, Capital Punishment, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney Primary, Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance, New York News
Linda Fairstein

Leslie Crocker Snyder's vitriolic pandering is done with blatant disregard of the bedrock principles of our criminal justice system: the right of the accused to competent counsel and a vigorous defense.

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Cy Vance Jr. Not Ready For Prime Time

Len Levitt | Posted 11.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Cy Vance, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney Primary, Manhattan District Attorney, Richard Aborn, Cyrus Vance Jr., New York News
Len Levitt

Whenever the Times, the News and the Post gang up to endorse the same policy or political candidate, something is amiss.

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Manhattan District Attorney's Race Nears End On Tuesday

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney, Manhattan DA, Richard Aborn, Cy Vance, Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan District Attorney Primary, New York, Cyrus Vance, New York News

NEW YORK — One is a former hard-nosed judge so known for her stiff sentences that drug dealers named a brand of heroin after her. Another enjoys...

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Leslie Crocker Snyder's Unsavory Campaign Donors

Village Voice | By Camille Dodero (3:07PM 09/09) | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Leslie Crocker Snyder, Wayne Barrett, Manhattan District Attorney, Cy Vance, Richard Aborn, Manhattan DA, New York News

Judging people by the company they keep may not always be fair game, but it is fitting, on the eve of next week's primary, to take the measure of Lesl...

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Leslie Crocker Snyder Exposed

Anthony Papa | Posted 11.10.2009 | New York

Read More: Rockefeller Drug Laws, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Manhattan District Attorney, Terrance Stevens, Cy Vance, New York News
Anthony Papa

Here is a powerful and poignant video of Terrance Stevens slamming Leslie Crocker Snyder, who is running for Manhattan District Attorney.

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New York Elections Cheat Sheet

Our Town | Charlotte Eichna and Dan Rivoli | Posted 11.09.2009 | Home

Read More: Tony Avella, William Thompson, Bill Thompson, New York Mayor, New York Elections, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Michael Bloomberg, Melinda Katz, John Liu, David Weprin, David Yassky, Bill De Blasio, Eric Gioia, Mark Green, Norman Siegel, Richard Aborn, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Cyrus Vance Jr., Cy Vance, Home News

During the past few months, these papers have provided ongoing coverage of the various candidates vying for office this fall, as well as overviews of ...

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Filling in the Blanks: Adding the Manhattan DA to the Counter-Terrorism Puzzle

Cyrus Vance | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Cy Vance Jr., New York, Terrorism, Cy Vance, New York News
Cyrus Vance

Now more than ever, we need a district attorney that will unite the party and all New Yorkers behind an office of that will ensure that law and order are kept and justice is meted out fairly and effectively.

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Which Manhattan D.A. Candidate Will Win The New York Times Endorsement ?

New York Magazine | By Geoffrey Gray | Posted 09.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Robert Morgenthau, District Attorney, Leslie Crocker Snyder, Cyrus Vance, Cy Vance, Richard Aborn, New York News

In races where no voter seems to know any of the candidates, and what the candidates stand for all sounds the same, the endorsement of the New York Ti...

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Prosecutorial Racial Bias Review

Cyrus Vance | Posted 09.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Vera, District Attorney, John Chisholm, Vera Institute of Justice, District Attorney Office, Cy Vance, New York News
Cyrus Vance

Are the decisions of Manhattan prosecutors racially neutral? Or does race play a role in prosecutors' decisions regarding bail, when to press charges, when to offer plea bargains, and the severity of sentences?

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