Defense lawyer and political scion Cy Vance is poised to become Manhattan's first new district attorney in 35 years after winning Tuesday's Democratic primary for one of the nation's most coveted prosecutor's jobs. The primary essentially decided the race to replace the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Democrats on Tuesday picked the city's chief financial officer, William Thompson, to run against Mayor Michael Bloomberg in November's mayoral election in which the incumbent is heavily favored to win. Thompson has been City Comptroller since 2001 and was re-elected in 2005. With more than 90 percent of precincts counted, he held an ...

Retiring Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau on Thursday endorsed a former deputy, Cyrus Vance Jr., to succeed him in the office he has held for 34 years. Morgenthau, who had worked with and supervised all three candidates when they worked as prosecutors, called his office "the best district ...

Manhattan District Attorney candidate Cyrus Vance is having a fund-raiser at Caroline’s comedy club tonight. (How many jokes about A-Rod and divorce lawyers can you fit into one night?) Vance has already hired Bill Lynch Associates and Cindy Darrison for his campaign, but maintains that he’ll only run if Morgenthau does not seek reelection. Also looking to run ...