Hochul’s GOP gov rivals: Oust Alvin!

New York’s GOP gubernatorial candidates urged Gov. Hochul on Wednesday to remove embattled Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg — just hours after San Francisco’s own soft-on-crime DA was ousted.

“It turns out rampant shoplifting, drug dealing and car thefts are unacceptable for the people of San Francisco, who voted to recall their activist DA, Chesa Boudin,” Andrew Giuliani said.

“Americans are begging to be safe on their streets again. As governor, I’ll recall any district attorney who chooses to serve the criminals instead of the people — and I’ll start with Manhattan’s Alvin Bragg [above].”

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-LI) said Hochul’s refusal to remove Bragg would be her undoing.

“Californians made their voice heard, and, in November, New Yorkers will too when they remove Kathy Hochul for, among many reasons, her refusal to fire pro-criminal Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg,” he said.

“New Yorkers are sick and tired of criminals ruling our streets, and they’re ready to end the attacks on our safety, repeal cashless bail, take back our streets and save our state.”

In Kathy’s hands

But unlike San Francisco’s recall vote, the power of removing a district attorney who fails to do their job in New York falls to the governor under Section 34 of the state Public Officers Law.

“If the governor has information that [a] district attorney is not properly fulfilling his or her duties, she then can request that an investigation be conducted,” ex-Monroe County DA Donald Chesworth told The Post.

The governor has enormous leeway to decide what conduct might warrant removal of a district attorney — and who should investigate it, he added.

State GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy on Wednesday accused Hochul of caving “to the radical left,” saying she “will never have the courage to remove woke Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.”