Patricia Pazner, New York, NY (Anders Nelson of counsel), for appellant.

Melinda Katz, District Attorney, Kew Gardens, NY (Johnnette Traill, Danielle M. O'Boyle, and Michael Tadros of counsel), for respondent.

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Suzanne J. Melendez, J.), rendered October 31, 2017, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, upon his plea of guilty, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is modified, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, by vacating the imposition of a mandatory surcharge and fees; as so modified, the judgment is affirmed.

"Criminal Procedure Law § 420.35 (2-a) permits the waiver of surcharges and fees for individuals, like the defendant, who were less than 21 years old at the time of the subject crime" (People v Cabrera, 222 AD3d 878, 879 [2023]). "This provision applies retroactively to cases, such as this one, that were pending on direct appeal on the effective date of the legislation" (People v Torres, 225 AD3d 632, 632 [2024]; see People v Dyshawn B., 196 AD3d 638, 641 [2021]).

Pursuant to the exercise of our interest of justice jurisdiction, and as consented to by the People, we modify the judgment by vacating the mandatory surcharge and fees imposed upon the defendant at sentencing (see CPL 420.35 [2-a] [c]; People v Dillon H., 229 AD3d 722, 723 [2024]). Chambers, J.P., Ford, Taylor and McCormack, JJ., concur.