Opinion: After Primary Win, Accountability Begins For Eric Gonzalez
Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez has said he wants to make his office the most progressive in the country. We’re delighted to hear this, and our work now begins in holding him accountable.
While the general election isn’t until November, Gonzalez, who won Tuesday’s Democratic primary handily, faces no opponent in that race. In effect, this is the beginning of Gonzalez acting as our elected representative, in an office of his own.
Over the past six months, the race for Brooklyn District Attorney was, in many ways, a race to the left. It became clear that whoever prevailed, a relatively progressive district attorney, compared to most other jurisdictions around the country, would oversee the Brooklyn criminal justice system. . .