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Daniel Donovan

Daniel Donovan

  • Three 2015 District Attorney Races Set to Begin

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    Former SI DA Dan Donovan is sworn in to Congress (@dandonovan_ny)


    Voters can look forward to soon having a clearer picture of the potential contenders for the district attorney races on November’s ballot.

    Three of New York’s five district attorney positions will be voted on this fall — in Staten Island, Queens, and the Bronx — and signature petitioning to get on the ballot begins the first week in June. Brooklyn’s District Attorney, Ken Thompson, and Manhattan’s District Attorney, Cyrus

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  • Scott Shooting May Help Reignite New York Criminal Justice Debate

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    Sen. Jose Peralta with NYPD officers (photo: @SenatorPeralta)


    A video of South Carolina Police Officer Michael Slager fatally shooting Walter Scott as he ran away appears to have relit the debate over criminal justice reform in New York.

    The graphic video has reminded many advocates and legislators of the video that brought attention to the death of Eric Garner while he was being

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  • Money to Run: Past Fundraising of Donovan & Gentile

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    Donovan, left (photo: Staten Island Advance/Rachel Shapiro) and Gentile (@VGentile43)


    The May 5 special election for NY's 11th Congressional District approaches, and two seasoned New York politicians face off for the privilege of filling the seat vacated in January by Michael Grimm. The candidates to represent the district, which includes Staten Island and a small portion of Southern Brooklyn, are Democrat Vincent Gentile and Republican Daniel Donovan.

    A sitting New York City Council Member representing Bay

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