Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro placed a full page ad in the Staten Island Advance blasting Staten Island D.A. Daniel Donovan. Molinaro called the trial and the sentencing of his 18-year-old grandson Steven to 5 years in jail a "miscarriage of justice." more ›

No matter who wins the election this fall, we must say that the Manhattan D.A.'s site is one of the best ways to lose about four hours of time. As for the make-believe D.A.'s, we find Arthur Branch overbearing and Nora Lewin was pretty forgettable. Which leaves us with the indomitably weary Adam Schiff, played by Steven Hill, almost in constant, "Hell, who are you amateurs?" mode with his staff. And Shiff was apparently based on...Robert Morgenthau. more ›

Another question: Is Sutton Place the Upper East Side? The Newsday article described the address as the UES, but we've always thought of it more as "Farther Midtown East" or "Northern Turtle Bay." more ›

Some lawmakers didn't think the reforms went far enough (NY State Senator Thomas Duane said "Rockefeller drug reform - ha! - I don't think so") but the NY Times reports that Russell Simmons, who campaigned for the repeal of the Rockefeller drug laws, is happy with the State's decision and credits the hip-hop community for helping "raise awareness" of the issue. more ›