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the numbers are particularly significant for summer, when experts say violence spikes.

Judges have already ruled that the prosecutors broke the law.

Ray Cortez bought his Brooklyn townhouse in the 1960s. Now, he faces eviction stemming from what he and his lawyers say is a case of deed theft. His neighbors are fighting to save his home.

The Manhattan DA's sweeping move, once enacted, will represent one of the largest conviction purges in state history.

Prosecutorial conduct and police conduct were the most common factors in securing the bad convictions.

"If that was a civilian, they would be on Rikers Island right now."

'They had sex with her, they took a bribe. They didn't take it in the form of rape.'

Linda Douglas was weeks away from retirement; her grieving husband called her 'the most beautiful, giving, loving person I've ever met in this world. It's very devastating.'

Richard Hall and Edward Martins won't face rape charges for throwing a teen in the back of an unmarked van and sexually assaulting her. Allegedly, of course.

The DA's office hasn't done anything wrong, Brooklyn’s Chief Assistant District Attorney Nancy Hoppock wrote, but 'we are gravely concerned that there is now a substantial risk of the appearance of impropriety.'