School Employee Assaults 5-Year-Old, Police Say | NYC Top Stories

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Here are the top five stories around New York City:

1. A Harlem elementary school employee faces charges of assault and child endangerment, after officials say he grabbed a 5-year-old student by the neck on Monday afternoon. (Read more on Patch.)

2. A teenager who was stabbed in the abdomen outside of a high school in Brooklyn is recovering, according to officials. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Police said a woman was fatally shot in the head during an attempted robbery inside a Manhattan apartment building. (Read more on Patch.)

4. Armed assailants robbed a woman of a bag and some jewelry while she was walking across the Queensboro Bridge toward Manhattan on Monday evening, police said. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A Georgia politician, who is known for her voting rights advocacy, will visit NYC this month to share her new children's book with young readers. (Read more on Patch.)