The SNP is a unique citywide prosecutor that handles complex drug trafficking cases spanning multiple boroughs. While each borough's DA handles local drug crimes, the SNP takes on the big cross-borough investigations -- wiretaps, pill mills, fentanyl trafficking networks. Drug trafficking doesn't respect borough lines, but the DA system does. The SNP exists to prosecute the supply chain -- the people importing, manufacturing, and distributing narcotics across NYC -- which no single borough DA can efficiently do alone.
Spending
$19.6M
446 transactions →
Payroll
$19.6M
4,191 pay records →
Budget (Adopted)
$31.7M
$18.5M spent
Avg Salary
$120.8K
across 4,191 records
Did You Know
Bridget Brennan, appointed in 1998, was the first woman to serve as Special Narcotics Prosecutor and is now the longest-serving person in the role. The position itself is unique in American law -- appointed jointly by all five borough DAs, answering to none of them individually.
| PERSONAL SERVICES | $19.6M |
| ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY (SPECIAL NARCOTICS) | 1,236 staff | $139.8K avg |
| COMMUNITY COORDINATOR | 739 staff | $99.9K avg |
| COMMUNITY ASSOCIATE | 479 staff | $66.7K avg |
| ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY (BKLYN) | 227 staff | $154.7K avg |
| ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY (BRONX) 25 D/Y AL | 226 staff | $149.3K avg |
Headcount
The entire $20M budget is essentially payroll -- a small, specialized team of prosecutors, investigators, and analysts. No separate operating budget to speak of.
Who It Serves
All New Yorkers affected by the drug crisis, particularly communities hit hardest by fentanyl and opioid trafficking -- the Bronx, Brooklyn, and upper Manhattan.
Category
Legal & Justice