Pathak runs the Worker Protection Unit in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. The lawyers investigate allegations of wage theft and employee exploitation.

In the midst of the current immigration crackdown, the unit has found connecting with those in need has become increasingly difficult.

“There are inherent power imbalances in the type of work we do. The fear is real, and the employers prey on that fear. They don’t imagine that a lot of these workers are going to have the courage to come into a DA’s office and meet with prosecutors and be in court, so they take advantage of that,” Pathak said.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced a continued significant decline in gun violence in Harlem through summer 2025.

As of August 10th, overall homicides and shootings in the NYPD precincts encompassing West, Central and East Harlem – the 23rd, 25th, 26th, 28^th, 30^th and 32^nd precincts – dropped by 40% year-to-date. Shootings in those precincts decreased by 28% throughout those same precincts year-to-date. These stats mirror a significant decline in shootings throughout the entire borough. As of August 10th, homicides are down 41% and shootings are down 35% in Manhattan year-to-date.

Homicides are down 41% and shootings are down 67% compared to the same time in 2021, before D.A. Bragg took office.

Year-over-year, between 2024 and 2025, things are even safer, based on the NYPD crime statistics, with historic lows touted by both Mayor Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch.

“Having people feel comfortable coming forward to report crime is how we stop crime,” said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who co-authored the brief with Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.

So here are the facts: Sexual assault and rape are typically committed by someone the survivor knows. Sometimes that means an acquaintance from their neighborhood or workplace. Sometimes that means a date. Often, that means a current or former intimate partner — which is exactly why, when I created the Manhattan district attorney office’s first Special Victims Division, we combined our sex crimes and domestic violence practices into one Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Bureau.

A 36-year-old man was sentenced to 18 months in state prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to attempted murder for shoving his girlfriend in front of an oncoming train at a downtown Manhattan subway station, the district attorney’s office announced.

One of the world's largest digital design platforms, Thingiverse, is taking new steps to block 3D-printed guns and gun parts after investigators in New York discovered an alarming number of design files for 3D-printed weapons available for download.

A New York City man who stabbed two teenage tourists from Paraguay at Grand Central Terminal on Christmas Day 2023 was sentenced Friday to more than 26 years in prison.

“My thoughts remain with the victims and their loved ones, who continue to navigate the psychological and emotional effects from this horrific attack,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement. “New Yorkers, commuters and tourists rely on the transit system daily and deserve to be safe when they travel, and we will hold those accountable who commit acts ... of violence.”

The number of shootings and homicides in Manhattan has drastically fallen during the first half of 2025, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg told amNewYork on Tuesday.

According to Bragg’s office, homicides dropped by 46% so far this year compared to the same time last year, while shootings dipped by 43%, which the DA says had already fallen to record lows in 2024. Recent crime statistics show that there have been 22 homicides and 39 shootings in the borough as of June 29.

Two men who spent decades behind bars for a murder they didn't commit will finally have their names cleared.

On Thursday, the Manhattan district attorney moved to vacate the convictions of Charles Collins and Brian Boles for a 1994 murder in Harlem.

In a significant action to combat wage theft, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. announced the sentencing and restitution of over $170,000 to workers victimized by George Cole and his company, COLE NYC LLC. The announcement by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office made yesterday underlined a six-month jail term for Cole, a five-year probation period, and a stipulation for 100 hours of community service.

Alvin L. Bragg, Manhattan’s incumbent district attorney, won the race for the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported.

He moves on to a general election that his two challengers have cast as a referendum on his record.

Today, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced the allocation of $295,000 to local organizations as part of his office’s efforts to address youth gun violence. The funding will support a range of summer programs aimed at tackling underlying factors contributing to the issue. This initiative marks the fourth consecutive summer that the District Attorney’s office has provided financial support to community groups working to involve and compensate young people in violence prevention efforts.

One day after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld federal restrictions on ghost guns, prosecutors in New York are warning 3D-printing companies their "insufficient security measures" are causing a "troubling rise in access to unregulated weaponry."

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. today announced the launch of the “Village Interagency Task Force,” a new multi-agency quality-of-life improvement hub that will bring together law enforcement, elected officials, and community and business leaders to address public safety and quality-of-life issues in the Greenwich Village and West Village neighborhoods near Washington Square Park. The new task force is being launched as part of the Adams administration’s “Community Link” initiative – a collaborative, multi-agency response to chronic problems across the five boroughs.