🌱 90s Murder Case Gets Retried + NY Juvenile Contracted Monkeypox

Happy Monday, New York City! Here's what's going on:

• 🕵️‍♂️ A murder case solved in the 90s by an NYC detective is getting a retrial.
• 🗳 Over 76,000 New Yorkers cast a ballot in the 5 boroughs in the primary election as of Sunday.
• 🦠 New York just reported the state's first monkeypox case in a person under 18.

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Thunderstorms. High: 77 Low: 71. (It's raining again! Finally! ☔️)

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Here are the top five stories in New York City today:

1. Throughout the 1990s, when murder rates were soaring in NYC, a detective, Louis Scarcella, used unconventional methods to extract confessions — which led to a large number of convictions. Now, several decades later, one of those murder cases is headed for a retrial, with the defendant saying he is innocent. (Associated Press)
2. Early voting ended on Sunday for New York's State Senate and Congressional primary, with a total of 76,335 New Yorkers checking in to vote. Election Day is Tuesday. (Gothamist)
3. New York State reported its first monkeypox case in a person under the age of 18 with no additional details given. The case comes as the state continues to lead the nation with a total of 2,798 cases as of August 19 and amid concerns that the virus could spread in schools once classes begin next month. (Gothamist)
4. A fire in the Charleston neighborhood of Staten Island on Saturday night destroyed three houses, leaving fifteen people displaced. It took a total of 150 firefighters to put it out. (NBC New York)
5. On Broadway, a 2003 play "Take Me Out" is getting a reprise starting in late October. The play explores what would happen if a prominent player, like Dereck Jeter, were to come out as gay. And "King James," which takes its name from LeBron James, is coming off Broadway. (AMNY)

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Today in New York City:

• The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show – Wollman Rink (10 a.m.)
• Zumba with Dodge YMCA at Brooklyn Bridge Park (6 p.m.)
• MoMA Presents: Messaging the Monstrous – “Eco Horror” (7 p.m.)
• The Society of Illustrators & The Strand Present: Liniers + Françoise Mouly (7 p.m.)

Crime and safety corner:

• An NYC health department worker drunkenly crashed into a parked car in the West Village on Friday at around midnight. (New York City Patch)
• A man was killed and two of his family members were injured after being stabbed outside of the Sunset Park Recreation Center at 1 am on Sunday morning. (New York City Patch)

From my notebook:

• Thanks to a recently passed law, a new program allows human trafficking victims in NYC to clear their records. (New York Daily News)
• This one-bedroom apartment on the Upper West Side would be a (relatively cheap) "steal" at under $2,000 per month–but that's before you add the $20,000 broker's fee. (New York Post)
• Up in Riverdale, residents are upset about their neighbor's roosters, which are reportedly causing a raucous which wake them up early in the morning. (News 12)
• Before the US Open, which will begin next week, the Bronx Open is in full swing, drawing about 50 teenagers from across the city to the borough. (New York 1)

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You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

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