Schneiderman had, at the direction of Cuomo, himself been probing Vance's office over questions about its handling of groping allegations
against film mogul Harvey Weinstein in 2015.
Elsewhere in the city, incumbents largely were returned to office, though Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr., running unopposed, faced a surprisingly strong, last minute write - in challenge from Marc Fliedner, an out gay ex-prosecutor prompted to jump in when revelations surfaced about the incumbent's failure to pursue fraud charges
against Ivanka and Donald Trump, Jr., in their marketing of the Trump Soho and sexual assault charges
against Harvey Weinstein brought by an Italian model who captured a partial admission from the former
film mogul on tape.