She fled Tehran at age 4. Now 44, Tali Farhadian Weinstein is running for Manhattan DA

The former Brooklyn prosecutor is entering a crowded field to challenge Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr.

On a bright Thursday morning in Manhattan’s Tompkins Square Park, Tali Farhadian Weinstein, the former general counsel to the Brooklyn district attorney’s office, didn’t immediately notice Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) walking by. The mask-clad Maloney was strolling through...

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