Fake Messenger Steals iPhones Worth $58K From Chelsea Apple Store | Patch PM

Driver Accused Of Letting Passenger Die In Burning Car | $24M Lottery Ticket Found In Shirt | Lead Threat To Kids

Posted Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 4:31 pm ET

Share-worthy stories from the New York City Patch network to talk about tonight:

A man tricked employees at the Chelsea Apple store into handing him boxes of iPhones.

Jimmie Smith had put the ticket in his pocket and forgotten about it.

The driver lost control of the car, and he ran away as it burst into flames, according to the NYPD.

Preliminary findings from a Columbia University study found 92 percent of Greenpoint backyards contained high levels of lead.

Protesters gathered outside the district attorney's office Friday.

Five recently sold homes in NYC, plus homes for sale, foreclosures, local mortgage rate comparison, housing data and nearby offerings.

The Midtown Manhattan pocket park is threatened by a new rezoning that could drown the space in shadows.

Hell's Kitchen bartender Austin Rogers won a total of $411,000 during his 13-night run on the game show "Jeopardy!"

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