Kidnappers Use Bleach And Blowtorch In Torture: Feds | NYC Top Stories

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Here are the top five stories around New York City:

1. Two New York City police officers acted quickly to save a man who fell onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn over the weekend, and one's body camera captured the rescue. (Read more on Patch.)

2. A record number of passengers flew through New York City's major airports last year, officials announced Wednesday — about 144 million. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Thursday was a toy-loving child's dream come true — besides the newfangled MTA trains, the city unveiled new garbage trucks. (Read more on Patch.)

4. Officials said a Brooklyn woman faces drug and child endangerment charges, after an infant ingested cocaine and had to be taken to the hospital earlier this week. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A trio of kidnappers brutalized a Queens man by pouring bleach on him and burning him with a blowtorch, among other gruesome tortures, federal prosecutors said. (Read more on Patch.)