Rob Schmitt
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NYC Student Locked in Fridge: 'I Don't Know Who To Watch My Back From'
Three students at a Manhattan high school specializing in culinary arts locked a classmate in a freezer and threatened to kill him, police said Tuesday. → Read More
NYC Teen Caught on Camera Clocking Another Boy With Brass Knuckles
A New York City teen was charged with felony assault after he was caught on camera punching another student in the face with a set of brass knuckles last month. → Read More
Boy Is Tossed Under Parked SUV After Being Hit By Car in Brooklyn: Officials
A 6-year-old boy was hit by a car and thrown underneath another vehicle in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. → Read More
NYC Mother Gets $50M After Jury Finds Doctor Wounded Her During Childbirth
A New York City mother was awarded $50 million after a jury found that her obstetrician caused irreparable damage during childbirth six years ago. → Read More
Hundreds of Pet Pigeons Killed in Blaze That Ripped Through Brooklyn Block: Report
Hundreds of trained pet pigeons were killed in a roaring inferno that ripped through a Brooklyn block and injured nearly a dozen people, the New York Post reports. → Read More
Coast Guard Investigates Fuel Spill After Barge Breaks in Jersey City
The Coast Guard says a fuel pipe may have burst when a barge collapsed near New York Harbor in Jersey City, resulting in a fuel spill there Monday morning. → Read More
Brooklyn Man Found Dead Inside Snow-Trapped Car, Fingers Curled Around Door Handle: Family
A day after a Brooklyn man was discovered dead in his snow-covered car, his grieving family described the devastation of finding him trapped and frozen inside the parked sedan, his fingers curled around the door... → Read More
NYC Schools, Parents Brace for Traffic When Pope Visits
All Catholic schools in Manhattan and some private schools in the Bronx will be closed Friday in anticipation of Pope Francis' visit -- but parents at schools that are staying open near the sites of the... → Read More
Robbers Hit Midtown Manhattan Jewelry Store: NYPD
Authorities are responding to a report of an armed robbery at a jewelry store in midtown Manhattan Tuesday afternoon. → Read More
Construction Worker Hurt in Fall in Manhattan Elevator Shaft
A construction worker is in critical condition after falling down an elevator shaft in midtown Manhattan Tuesday afternoon, fire officials say. → Read More
Chopper 4 Captures Dramatic Police Chase Across Verrazano
A law enforcement source says a man being sought in an armed robbery was taken into custody after a police chase that started in New Jersey and ended on the Brooklyn side of the Verrazano Bridge when the fleeing... → Read More
Quiet Robber Targets Customers in Brooklyn Shops
A soft-spoken robber has been targeting both owners and customers at businesses in a Brooklyn neighborhood over the past few weeks, police say. → Read More
Gun Suspect Shot Hours After Release From Jail: Sources
A suspect getting out of jail was shot hours after his release when he got into a fight with another man in downtown Brooklyn, sources say. → Read More
92-Year-Old Woman Tricks Thieves Into Getting Arrested
A pair of alleged scam artists pretending to be chimney workers had the tables turned on them when the elderly Long Island woman they tried to burglarize figured out their scheme and had them arrested when they... → Read More
Livery Driver Dies in Freak Midtown Accident
A livery SUV driver died in a freak midtown accident after he got out of his vehicle to open the doors for two fares, put the car in reverse instead of park and got pinned between a parked van and his front door... → Read More
Dog Left Outside NYC Animal Hospital Won't Be Euthanized
An old, neglected dog abandoned outside an animal hospital in Manhattan Sunday will not need to be euthanized, thanks to donations and interest from potential adoptive families that poured in after an NBC 4 New... → Read More
Man Abandons Dog Outside NYC Animal Hospital
An old, neglected dog was abandoned outside an animal hospital in Manhattan Sunday, surveillance video shows, and its veterinary rescuers are desperately trying to find other options for the dog before having to... → Read More