Greenwich Village is a dense residential and nightlife neighborhood built around a major university, and matters arising there are prosecuted by the New York County District Attorney.

What This Charge Means Here

A neighborhood organized around a university produces allegations involving students, and a student allegation ordinarily generates a campus disciplinary proceeding running alongside the criminal one. The area covers ZIP 10003 and 10011.

Two Proceedings, Two Standards, One Record

The campus process applies a preponderance standard and typically concludes within months. The criminal process requires proof beyond a reasonable doubt and takes far longer. The two are not coordinated by anyone but the respondent. Statements made in the campus proceeding are available to prosecutors, and a written response submitted to meet a dean s deadline can become an exhibit. Sequencing the two — deciding what is said in which and when — is the single most consequential decision in a student case, and it has to be made before the first submission.

Which Court Hears It and What to Expect

A matter arising in Greenwich Village is prosecuted by the New York County District Attorney. Misdemeanor matters are handled in New York County Criminal Court at 100 Centre Street. Felony matters proceed to New York County Supreme Court, Criminal Term, at 60 Centre Street. Where the same conduct draws federal interest, the case would be heard in the Southern District of New York at 500 Pearl Street.

New York County processes a very high volume, and arraignment parts run long. A matter arrested in the evening is frequently arraigned the following day. The county s charging practice on Article 130 matters is comparatively structured, and the assigned bureau is identifiable early.

The First 72 Hours

The first three days determine what evidence still exists. Surveillance recordings in residential buildings, businesses and transit systems are overwritten on cycles frequently measured in weeks and sometimes in days. Messaging and location data held by carriers and platforms is subject to retention schedules that no one waits on. A written preservation demand sent early costs nothing and is often the difference between having a record and having someone s description of it.

The other thing the first three days decide is whether a statement exists. Investigators approach people before an arrest, and a conversation described as informal is not. Declining to discuss an allegation is not evidence of anything, and it is the one decision in this period that cannot be undone later.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do the university and the district attorney coordinate?

No. The two proceedings run independently on different standards and different timetables, and only the respondent experiences both.

Can my campus statement be used against me?

Yes. Statements in a campus proceeding are not privileged and are obtainable by a prosecutor.

Where is the criminal case heard?

New York County Criminal Court at 100 Centre Street, with felony matters at Supreme Court, 60 Centre Street.

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Last reviewed: August 24, 2026.

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