Gov. Kathy Hochul said she “cut” embattled Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg “some slack” after putting him on notice last week over growing concern that his office’s soft-on-crime prosecution policies are contributing to a rise in Big Apple gun violence.
Hochul defended the DA’s short time on the job, asking New Yorkers to give him a grace period.
“He needs to do his job and he’s doing it right now,” the governor said Tuesday during a Bronx-based press conference.
“You judge by the balance, I mean, you’re going to see again, someone who’s been on the job a very short time – I cut some slack – he’s
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