The United States attorney for the Southern District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in eight contiguous New York counties:the counties of New York (Manhattan) and Bronx,and the counties of Westchester,Putnam,Rockland,Orange,Dutchess,and Sullivan. Established by the Judiciary Act of 1789,the office represents the United States government in criminal and civil cases across the country. The SDNY handles a broad array of cases,including but not limited to those involving white collar crime,domestic terrorism,cybercrime,public corruption,organized crime,and civil rights disputes.
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York is the federal district court whose territorial jurisdiction spans five counties in New York State:the four Long Island counties of Nassau,Suffolk,Kings (Brooklyn),and Queens,as well as Richmond,the latter three being among New York City's five boroughs. The court also has concurrent jurisdiction with the Southern District of New York over the waters of New York (Manhattan) and Bronx Counties. Its courthouses are located in Brooklyn and Central Islip.
Dora Lizette Irizarry is a senior United States District Court Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
The lieutenant governor of New York is a constitutional office in the executive branch of the Government of the State of New York. It is the second highest-ranking official in state government. The lieutenant governor is elected on a ticket with the governor for a four-year term. Official duties dictated to the lieutenant governor under the present New York Constitution are to serve as president of the state senate,serve as acting governor in the absence of the governor from the state or the disability of the governor,or to become governor in the event of the governor's death,resignation or removal from office via impeachment. Additional statutory duties of the lieutenant governor are to serve on the New York Court for the Trial of Impeachments,the State Defense Council,and on the board of trustees of the College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The lieutenant governor of New York is the highest-paid lieutenant governor in the country.
Andrew Joseph Lanza is an American lawyer and Republican politician. He is a member of the New York State Senate,representing the 24th district,which includes most of Staten Island. He was elected in 2006 after having served on the New York City Council for the 51st district.
William Frank Boyland Jr. is an American convicted felon and former politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,Boyland represented District 55 (Brooklyn) in the New York State Assembly and was first elected in a 2003 special election. He forfeited his Assembly seat on March 6,2014 due to his conviction on federal felony charges related to extortion,bribery,and official corruption,and he was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
John Henry Durham is an American lawyer who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut from 2018 to 2021. By April 2019,the Trump administration assigned him to investigate the origins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections,and in October 2020 he was appointed special counsel for the Department of Justice on that matter.
Valerie Elaine Caproni is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Loretto is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Pennsylvania. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male offenders. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice.
Pedro Espada Jr. is an American former politician and ex-convict. A Democrat,Espada served multiple nonconsecutive terms in the New York State Senate.
Law enforcement in New York City is carried out by numerous federal,state,city and private agencies. New York City has the highest concentration of law enforcement in the United States.
The United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York is the chief federal law enforcement officer in five New York counties:Kings (Brooklyn),Queens,Richmond,Nassau and Suffolk. As of January 11,2025,the acting U.S. attorney is Carolyn Pokorny.
Loretta Elizabeth Lynch is an American lawyer who served as the 83rd attorney general of the United States from 2015 to 2017. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to succeed Eric Holder and previously served as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York under Presidents Bill Clinton (1999–2001),George W. Bush (2001) and Obama (2010–2015). As a U.S. attorney,Lynch oversaw federal prosecutions in Brooklyn,Queens,Staten Island,and Long Island.
Gregory Allen Brower is an American attorney in private practice,former state senator in the Nevada Senate,former United States Attorney in the state of Nevada and a former member of the Nevada Assembly. He is a member of the Republican Party. Currently,Brower sits on the bipartisan advisory board of States United Democracy Center.
Kenneth P. Thompson was an American lawyer who served as the District Attorney of Kings County,New York,from 2014 until his death from cancer on October 9,2016.
A special election for New York's 11th congressional district was held on May 5,2015,to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Michael Grimm. Grimm,a member of the Republican Party,announced on December 30,2014,that he would resign from the House effective January 5,2015,and not take his seat for a third term following his guilty plea for tax evasion. On May 5,2015,Republican candidate Dan Donovan defeated his Democratic challenger Vincent Gentile in the election and filled the vacant seat.
Todd Kaminsky is an American attorney,lobbyist,and former politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,he was a member of the New York State Senate representing the 9th district,which is based on the South Shore of Long Island. He was the Democratic nominee for Nassau County District Attorney in 2021 but lost the general election to Anne Donnelly by a landslide.
Michael Evan Horowitz is an American attorney and government official. He is the Inspector General of the United States Department of Justice.
The Office of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Inspector General (OIG) is the Office of Inspector General specific to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) that is responsible for conducting monitoring and oversight of MTA activities,programs,and employees.
Philip F. Foglia was an American lawyer,prosecutor,civic activist,politician,and advocate for Italian-American rights issues. Most recently,Foglia led a campaign to construct a statue honoring Frances Xavier Cabrini,an Italian-American Catholic nun more commonly known as Mother Cabrini,after the proposal was initially rejected by a New York City commission.
