NEW YORK POST: Gov. Kathy Hochul puts Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg on notice over soft-on-crime policies

NEW YORK POLITICS: Gov. Kathy Hochul has warned embattled Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg she’s prepared to use her powers to force him to reverse his soft-on-crime policies, she told The Post on Wednesday.

“I have options, but I will be monitoring the situation very closely,” she said, during a meeting with The Post’s Editorial Board.

Hochul stopped short of calling for Bragg’s removal from office, but said, “I know full well the powers that the governor has — I’ll be having a conversation very shortly to convey, to let him tell me what his plans are and make sure that we’re all in alignment.”

Hochul will meet with Bragg for the first time on Friday and hear him out, she said. The pair will meet at the governor’s Midtown office, according to a source.

“I have options, but I will be monitoring the situation very closely,” Hochul said

Bragg’s “day one” memo directing his office to take a lenient approach on prosecutions by dropping certain misdemeanor cases or not seeking bail or prison time in others, has sparked outrage and calls for his removal from office.....

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