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‘His legacy lives on in Queens’
Borough says goodbye to DA Richard A. Brown
BY MARK HALLUM
Mourners filled the
Reform Temple of Forest
Hills to capacity on May
7 as they paid homage to
the late Queens District
Attorney Richard
A. Brown, who died
Saturday after a long
battle with Parkinson’s
at 86 years old.
Mayor Bill de Blasio
recognized the lifelong
public servant who
played a role in making
New York one of the
safest big cities in the
United States, and others
simply looked back at the
dedication he showed to
his job as the county’s
top prosecutor.
“We celebrate that
there’s more justice and
fairness, he was one
of the authors of that
justice and fairness,”
de Blasio said. “He was
ahead of his time in so
many of the areas that
he focused on, pulling
not only the Queens DA’s
Office but so many in the
criminal justice system
to focus more on domestic
violence, to focus more
on hate crimes, to stand
up more for victims’
rights … His legacy lives
on because Queens is a
safer place.”
Brown served for 28
years in the office where
he came to be revered by
many, including acting
District Attorney Jack
Ryan who has served in
the DA’s office for much
of that time.
“He was very proud
of his family, but he
had another family and
that was us: the Queens
DA family,” Ryan said.
“To appreciate where
we are today as a city
and an office, we have
to remember where we
were when he became DA
… He made us better and
together we helped make
the city, the safest major
city in North America.
Something that didn’t
happen by accident
and cannot be taken
for granted.”
Ryan also claimed that
under Brown, defendants
Photo by Bruce Adler
were arranged faster
than any other DA prior
which he did in an effort
to send people home
rather than let them sit
in detention.
Brown announced
earlier in 2019 that he
would step down from
office, leaving Ryan in
charge, after declining
health. He already had
several challengers for
the office including
Queens Borough
President Melinda
Katz, Councilman Rory
Lancman, prosecutors
Mina Malik, Jose Nieves
and Betty Lupo as well
as for public defender
Tiffany Caban.
The Democratic
primary is set for
June 25.
Former Mayors David
Dinkins, 91, and Michael
Bloomberg also attended
the services.
Reach reporter
Mark Hallum by
email at mhallum@
schnepsmedia.com or by
phone at (718) 260–4564.
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