Last Thursday, the same day Manhattan prosecutors were set to deliver the closing arguments in a trial alleging tax crimes against the Trump Organization, Bragg sat down for a one-on-one conversation with WNYC’s Brigid Bergin

The charges are the first brought by a new unit in the Manhattan district attorney’s office focused on fraud and tenant harassment in the housing and the real estate industry.

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon turned himself in at the Manhattan district attorney’s office Thursday to face money laundering and fraud charges in connection with the “We Build the Wall” fund-raising scam.

New York City’s district attorneys said the U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing more legal gun owners to carry their weapons publicly presents a “nightmare” for public safety that will likely give people “more ready access to guns.”

Amid a sharp increase in hate crimes across New York City, Alvin Bragg, the district attorney of Manhattan, is devoting a significant measure of new money and manpower to combat such incidents, which rose by a staggering 160% last year in his borough alone.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the creation of a new special victims unit Monday to be overseen by a chief prosecutor implementing a new approach to cases involving survivors of sex abuse.

DA Alvin Bragg’s new human trafficking chief said that saddling victims with records made them more vulnerable and susceptible to remaining in the sex trade.

Alvin Bragg was elected Manhattan district attorney on Tuesday and will become the first Black person to lead the influential office, which handles tens of thousands of cases a year and is conducting a high-profile investigation into former President Donald J. Trump and his family business.

The former federal prosecutor is running for Manhattan DA with a holistic approach to revamping law enforcement in New York City.