Brooklyn Today: A 15th overturned conviction

November 20, 2019 Brooklyn Today

Clinton Hill. Eagle file photo by Lore Croghan

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THE LEDE: Good morning! A Brooklyn man imprisoned for more than two decades for a 1995 Clinton Hill murder was released Tuesday after a judge overturned his conviction — citing the work of two disgraced Brooklyn detectives in the case as the reason for her judgment.

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THE RUNDOWN

~ POLY PREP SUED AGAIN FOR ALLEGEDLY COVERING UP SEXUAL ASSAULT: Poly Prep Country Day School is being sued again for past instances of sexual abuse by a student who claims that the school protected his abuser, a priest and former teacher.

~ BROOKLYN MAN’S MURDER CONVICTION OVERTURNED AFTER 24 YEARS IN PRISON: Eliseo DeLeon was all smiles as he walked free — hugging family members and other men whose convictions have been overturned based on the detective work of Louis Scarcella and his partner Stephen Chmil.

~ AFTER COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL, PARK SLOPE MOM LOOKS TO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD: On the day Lori Loughlin, Felicity Huffman and a host of other high-profile parents were charged in a $25 million college entry scandal, one Park Slope mom had an idea.

~ HOW EBAY CREATED ITS OWN BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN BROOKLYN: Company representatives and e-vendors left their offices and homes to talk revenue and process — offline.

~ FLATBUSH RESIDENTS HOPE TO SAVE HISTORIC CHARACTER BY LANDMARKING THEIR BLOCK: Flatbush residents are trying to get their block landmarked to prevent development that would alter its historic character.

~ CRYPTOCURRENCY CON LANDS SHEEPSHEAD BAY PROGRAMMER IN PRISON: A Sheepshead Bay computer programmer and cryptocurrency promoter was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for conspiring to commit fraud.

~ MORE THAN 30 CARS VANDALIZED IN BAY RIDGE OVER THE WEEKEND: Dozens of Bay Ridge residents who parked along Shore Road in the 70s woke up on Sunday morning to slashed tires and keyed cars.

~ NYC BOOSTS SALARIES FOR 1,500 NON-UNION PRE-K TEACHERS IN COMMUNITY-RUN PROGRAMS: Alice Mulligan got on the loudspeaker at her Brooklyn preschool Monday morning to make an unexpected announcement: Her teachers would be getting significant raises.

MORE BROOKLYN NEWS

~ The MTA’s Inspector General said the Borough Hall subway ceiling collapse could have been prevented. (Gothamist)

~ “What it’s like to watch TV replicate your home” (NYT)

~ A lecture in Williamsburg will teach you about Brooklyn’s long-forgotten Barren Island. (Brownstoner)

STAFF PICKS

~ READ: “Congratulations, you’re a congresswoman. Now what?” (NYT)

~ EAT: Looking for Brooklyn’s best hot roast beef sandwich? It’s in Coney Island. (Eater)

~ CARTOON: President Trump goes to the doctor. (The Week)

~ EXPLORE: A pair of journalists camped out in a Williamsburg bodega overnight. Here’s what they saw. (NYT)

WHAT’S HAPPENING

6:00PM — “Darkly:” Leila Taylor with M. Lamar at McNally Jackson Williamsburg. Details.

7:00PM — Parenting in the Age of Climate Change at Central Library. Details.

8:00PM – 11:00PM — Democratic Debate Watch Party at Q.E.D. Details.

THE WRAP

⌛ ON THIS DAY
In 1879, the Brooklyn Eagle reported, “Miss Emma Thursby, Brooklyn’s favorite and now world famous soprano, is on the high seas, en route for her native land. She will sing at a concert in New York December 1, and visit Brooklyn, singing at the Academy of Music on the following day.”

📔 IMPRINT
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren host a party on the latest cover of the Washington Post Magazine.

👑 ROYAL WATCH
“Prince Andrew made racist Arab joke during dinner for Saudi royals: report” (New York Post)

🏀 SPORTS
Here’s why the Nets have been underperforming this year. (SB Nation)

BIRTHDAYS

Happy birthday to Joe Biden, Dierks Bentley, Estelle Parsons, Ming-Na Wen, Don DeLillo, Judy Woodruff, Sean Young, Carlos Boozer, Steve Dahl, Veronica Hamel, Sabrina Lloyd, Dick Smothers, Richard Masur and Bo Derek!