Brooklyn Prosecutor, in Reversal, Will Run as a Republican to Keep His Job

Bryan Thomas for The New York Times

Charles J. Hynes will actively campaign on the Republican Party ticket to keep his position as the Brooklyn district attorney, his campaign said.

  By VIVIAN YEE 8:14 PM ET

Charles J. Hynes is aiming to get many of Brooklyn’s Democrats to cross party lines for him in the November election.