New York City Courts to Resume Grand Jury Proceedings

Grand juries will resume across all five New York boroughs in August, in the latest move by the state’s courts to reopen a system mostly shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic.

The resumption, announced Tuesday by Chief Administrative Judge Lawrence Marks, is part of a phased reopening plan announced in May that began with rural upstate courts.

“As we move forward with our phased-in restoration of in-court operations in the five boroughs, we will continue to work diligently to meet the justice needs of those served by our New York City Courts,” Marks said in a statement. The courts will remain ...