Dear New Yorkers,
Yesterday, Norberto Peets walked out of a Bronx courthouse a free man, his name cleared from a wrongful conviction that had upended his life. Since last September, Peets, who was cleared of an attempted murder and gun possession conviction, has lived in an odd judicial limbo. The judge overseeing the case vacated his conviction, then reinstated it and now vacated it again, this time for good. His case has also put a spotlight on that very same judge, Bronx Supreme Court’s Ralph Fabrizio, who prosecutors and defense lawyers have accused of erratic behavior in the past. Fabrizio has been the subject of complaints dating back to at least 2016 from at least eight defense attorneys and prosecutors, according to interviews and a confidential complaint obtained by THE CITY. Read more here.
Some other items of note:
The public health emergency declarations for COVID-19 will end this week. That means big changes are looming for the tests, telehealth and data we’ve relied on until now to weather the pandemic. Here’s everything New Yorkers need to know. (Heads up, buy more at-home tests before Thursday!) Three years after a Gothamist series unearthed claims of false arrests and rampant police corruption in Mount Vernon, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah is asking the court system to dismiss more than two dozen convictions. The reporting — by George Joseph, now with THE CITY's investigations team — stemmed from secret recordings by a police whistleblower, and played a big role in the ouster of Rocah’s predecessor. Now, a two-year investigation at the DA’s office has determined that multiple cases were tainted by discrepancies and contradictions in police paperwork, as well as prosecutors’ failure to turn over key pieces of evidence to the accused. Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency yesterday to cope with asylum seekers arriving in New York. The move allows the state to direct additional resources toward an expected influx of migrants in the coming days or weeks. The governor’s declaration said that thousands more people seeking shelter are expected to arrive here after Title 42, a federal policy invoked during the pandemic to turn people away at the border, is set to expire tomorrow. This link in yesterday’s Scoop didn’t work, so here it is again: The fallout over Innovation QNS, a $2 billion development project near Northern Boulevard, is upending Long Island City’s City Council race. THE CITY’s crowdsourced COVID-19 memorial project, MISSING THEM, is commemorating three years with exhibitions in The Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. The project will come to a close at the end of this month, but our commitment to reporting on the pandemic’s effects will continue. As New Yorkers across the city react to Jordan Neely’s killing — with vigils and protests — FAQ NYC co-hosts Christina Greer and Katie Honan discuss the NYPD and Mayor Eric Adams’ response on our podcast. Yesterday’s newsletter incorrectly stated the last name of the man who killed Jordan Neely. He is Daniel Penny, not Perry. Apologies for the error, and thank you to the readers who took the time to write to us about this. Thanks to everyone who RSVP’d to THE CITY’s Open Newsroom session on Thursday in partnership with Chalkbeat, ProPublica and the Brooklyn Public Library, which addresses mental health resources in New York City public schools, and how to get support. We are at capacity for the event. But don't worry if you didn't sign up in time — we'll share a video of the panel discussion with Scoop subscribers soon. For the latest local numbers on COVID-19 hospitalizations, positivity rates and more, check our coronavirus tracker.
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