Cyrus Vance

Cyrus Vance says he sent Governor Cuomo a letter about the issue in April 2018; Cuomo’s office says it never got it. In the intervening months, critics say Vance’s messaging on the issue discouraged survivors of rape from coming forward.

An organizer in the effort to close New York City’s Rikers Island jails is challenging Cyrus Vance Jr., whom he calls ‘the city’s leading jailer.’

With Appeal contributor Jon Campbell

The office has criticized the NYPD for shielding officers’ misconduct histories, but it won’t share its own information on police dishonesty.