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Tuesday, September 29, 2026

Bronx prosecutors threaten walkout over work complaints — but DA warns of arrest - New York Post

So much for law and order.

A group of rogue prosecutors at the Bronx District Attorney’s Office threatened to walk off the job over poor working conditions if their demands were not met by Monday, prompting their boss to suggest they could end up arrested under state law, The Post has learned.

The livid government lawyers used the email address “[email protected]” to send the threatening missive to District Attorney Darcel Clark on Nov. 5, according to a copy of the note obtained by The Post.

The disgruntled crew are internally known as “line assistants,” or the city’s rank-and-file assistant district attorneys who handle most criminal cases coming through the court system.

“Line assistants stand together during these unprecedented times,” the email said. “Management is aware of the GREAT RESIGNATION and has failed to act, failed to protect Line assistants mental health, happiness, and financial status.

“Line Assistants request that you restore comp days and pay us a fair wage for holiday shifts. Line Assistants want to pursue justice with integrity but you are forcing us to flee in drastic numbers.”

The prosecutors threatened that if their “simple requests are not met,” they would collectively use either sick time or paid time off on a “day of our choosing” that the office “will not have notice of.

“We will wait until November 14, 2022 at 9am for a response before we act,” the letter said.

If a large number of the ADAs, who don’t have supervisory roles, were to...



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