Melinda Katz, outgoing Queens Borough President and Queens District Attorney-elect, talks about her transition from Queens Borough President to District Attorney, and new policies coming in 2020.
"I announce that on January first, there's going to be a new day in Queens County for defendants,"
— Beth Fertig (@bethfertig) December 23, 2019
New #QueensDA@MelindaKatz on @BrianLehrer - says she's doing away with policy that required people to plea w/i 5 days of arraignment - before indictment - to get best plea @WNYC
"There will be new policies in place and executives who believe in the policies. It’s important to have true believers."
— David Brand (@DavidFBrand) December 23, 2019
"In the end, it's my policy or the highway," @MelindaKatz says