FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 23, 2026
Contact: Team Saritha
Email: [email protected]

NEW YORK — On a Saturday morning in April, three elderly New Yorkers at Grand Central Station were slashed with a machete by a man with more than a dozen arrests, including priors for menacing, slashing with a sharp object, and felony assault with a weapon. It was one of many random acts of violence — increasing in number — perpetrated by repeat offenders and the mentally ill who are out on the streets and subways in New York.

Felony assaults are up 20% under AG James. Attacks like these happen because AG James has worked to let criminals out of jail— she supports catch-and-release bail laws and funds anti-police organizations, she refuses to step in when Alvin Bragg doesn’t do his job, and as a result 83% of people arrested for assault in New York are released the same day. When watchdogs raise red flags about how homeless shelter CEOs are making million-dollar salaries while homelessness has gone up, she looks the other way.

Now the victims are suing the government for failing to keep them safe. We are all paying for AG James’s failure, with our safety and our wallet.

The most basic responsibility of government is to protect its citizens and keep them safe. When government repeatedly fails to provide that protection, it raises serious questions about whether New Yorkers’ rights are being violated.

That is a fundamental part of why I am running for Attorney General — after seven years of politics, it’s time to turn the page and focus on public safety.

As AG, I’ll lockup repeat offenders, provide residential treatment for the homeless, and root out fraud. I’ll clean up AG James’s mess and protect every New Yorker.

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