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District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, and other friends, family and former colleagues of the late
Ken Thompson hold up a new street sign in the late DA’s honor. Photo by Caroline Ourso
‘A well-lived life’
Late DA Ken Thompson honored with
co-naming of Downtown BK street
BY BEN BRACHFELD
The late Brooklyn District Attorney
Ken Thompson was immortalized with
the co-naming of a Downtown Brooklyn
street on Oct. 16, which brought
together elected leaders, including
Thompson’s successor, to pay tribute
to the borough’s former top cop.
The Jay Street roadway between Willoughby
and Johnson streets, which is
home to the Brooklyn DA’s offi ce, will
now offi cially be known as “District Attorney
Kenneth P. Thompson Way.”
The borough’s new DA, Eric Gonzalez,
spoke about the late prosecutor’s
impact on Brooklyn, and his ceaseless
quest for justice.
“Ken’s commitment to safety, equity
and fundamental fairness continue
to guide me and our offi ce,” said
Gonzalez in a statement following the
ceremony, which coincided with the
fi fth anniversary of his passing. “Having
this street co-named after him will
serve as a daily reminder of these bedrock
principles that guided him — and
continue to guide us today.”
Thompson’s widow, Lu-Shawn, said
that her late husband would have been
proud to see his name adorn the street
in front of his offi ce.
“There are no words to express
how I feel right now,” she said. “I know
Kenny would have been so proud and
happy to have seen the street directly
in front of his former offi ce named in
his honor. My children will have yet
another example of the legacy and impact
of their father. Through their father,
they will know what it means to
have a well-lived life.”
Thompson was elected DA in 2013,
ousting longtime incumbent Charlie
Hynes in a Democratic primary, and
becoming the fi rst African-American
DA in Brooklyn’s history.
He was elected on a platform aiming
to diminish the punitiveness and
racial biases endemic in the criminal
justice system in New York, and enacted
several signifi cant reforms in his
brief stint as DA, which coincided with
a national movement calling for an
overhaul of policing, prosecution, and
the broader criminal justice system.
He was among the fi rst of a wave of
“progressive prosecutors” elected in
cities across the country who are attempting
to use their position to advance
criminal justice reform.
In a sea change, Thompson’s offi ce
declined to prosecute most low-level
marijuana cases, which Gonzalez today
describes as “the fi rst step in the
march toward legalization,” which was
enacted in New York State this year.
Thompson also signifi cantly expanded
the offi ce’s Conviction Review
Unit to identify and free those railroaded
by the system with little due
process. During his tenure, the CRU
vacated the wrongful convictions of
21 people. The unit’s work has slowed
somewhat in the following years, with
nine additional people being exonerated
since 2016.
He also established a “Young Adult
Court,” with federal funding, to handle
misdemeanor cases for young defendants,
and provide services and
counseling to youths age 16-24 instead
of incarceration. The court’s success
was a point of inspiration for the successful
movement to raise the age of
criminal responsibility to 18 in New
York, which passed in 2017, and Gonzalez
was selected to join the task force
charged with implementing it.
Thompson also started a program
called “Begin Again” which allowed
Brooklynites with old summonses and
warrants for minor violations like marijuana
possession, open container violations,
or walking a dog without a leash
to get their records cleared. Thompson’s
name now adorns a bill in Congress that
would eliminate an age requirement for
judges to be able to expunge low-level
drug possession convictions.
In October 2016, Thompson announced
that he was suffering from
cancer; fi ve days later, he passed away
at the age of 50. He was succeeded as
acting DA by Gonzalez, his top deputy,
who won a crowded primary the following
year for a full term.
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