Tessa Majors
'We said it out loud': Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg stands by soft-on-crime staff policies
During a virtual appearance at New York University School of Law, Bragg called prosecutorial discretion "a bedrock principle embedded in our Constitution."
Teen killer sentenced in stabbing death of Barnard student Tessa Majors
The teen who murdered Barnard College student Tessa Majors was sentenced to 14 years behind bars Wednesday — bringing to a close a case that rattled New York City more...
Teen pleads guilty to fatally stabbing Barnard College student Tessa Majors
The teen charged with fatally stabbing Barnard College student Tessa Majors pleaded guilty to murder and robbery charges Thursday — just over two years after her death, according to sources.
Columbia mourns stabbing victim as 'lawyered up' murder suspect awaits arraignment
As suspect Vincent Pinkney awaits a court appearance on Saturday, Columbia University mourned yet another murdered classmate — and demanded that the school increase security.
This is the knife cops say was used to kill Columbia student Davide Giri
A photo obtained by The Post shows the knife that cops say a gang member used to kill a Columbia University grad student and wound an Italian tourist in Upper...
Letters to the Editor — Oct. 18, 2021
The Issue: A plan by a city commission to remove an 1833 statue of Thomas Jefferson from City Hall. Thomas Jefferson and Martin Luther King are two of my heroes...
'The state is a mess': Bill Bratton wishes Eric Adams luck in 'tough road' ahead
Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton on Sunday wished "good luck" to mayoral frontrunner Eric Adams if he's elected -- saying state legislators made a "mess" with recent criminal justice reform.
The full statement Tessa Majors’ parents read to the court
Read the statement from Barnard student Tessa Majors' parents read in court by Manhattan ADA Matthew Bogdanos. Luciano Lewis was sentenced to nine years to life in prison.
Teen sentenced to 9 years to life for murder of Tessa Majors as her dad breaks down in court
The shattered father of Barnard student Tessa Majors described the family’s “immeasurable pain” on Thursday — as a judge sentenced Luchiano Lewis.
Stop blaming 'stray bullets' and 'botched robberies' for CRIMINAL violence
As violent crime has soared, such language has become ubiquitous in news stories. It is lazily inaccurate — and absolves killers of responsibility.
One of Tessa Majors' alleged killers pleads guilty in Barnard student's murder
He’s cooperating with Manhattan prosecutors against co-defendant Rashaun Weaver, 16, who faces the same counts. The agreement is not part of a plea deal.
Teen accused of killing Barnard student confessed to dad on recorded line
The 15-year-old charged with fatally stabbing Barnard student Tessa Majors during a park mugging was caught on a wiretap confessing to his jailed dad, sources told The Post Tuesday --...
El Chapo's lawyer is representing teen charged in Tessa Major's slaying
El Chapo's high-powered attorney Jeffrey Lichtman is representing pro bono a teen charged in the fatal stabbing of Barnard College student Tessa Majors, it was revealed in court Tuesday. The...
Tessa Majors' parents blast one of her assailants for his 'lack of remorse'
Slain Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors’ parents blasted the teen involved in her murder for his “complete lack of remorse” in a statement read Monday as he was sentenced to...
Teen to be sentenced for role in Barnard student's murder
A teen involved in the slaying of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors will be sentenced to 18 months in juvenile detention on Monday afternoon -- the maximum under the law,...
Teen linked to Barnard murder pleads guilty to robbery
A teen involved in the slaying of Barnard College student Tessa Majors has pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery in the case and faces up to 18 months in detention. Zyairr...
Suspect in murder of Tessa Majors expected to plead guilty Wednesday
A teen murder suspect in the slaying of Barnard College student Tessa Majors is expected to plead guilty Wednesday for his involvement in her botched mugging death, according to an...
Barnard reportedly skipped local crime briefings months before student's murder
Barnard College was noticeably absent from local crime briefings in the months before Tessa Majors was killed — even as Morningside Park, where she was murdered, experienced a surge in...
Barnard College student charged with stabbing her mother to death
A Barnard College student stabbed her mother to death as the two argued about the young woman returning to classes, authorities said. Malika Jones, 22, was arrested Feb. 16 and...
NYPD detective admits to lying while grilling teen suspect in murder of Barnard student
An NYPD detective acknowledged in court on Wednesday that he misled a teen suspect in the murder of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors during his interrogation on the timeline of...