A roofer jumped into a vat of acid to save his co-worker who fell 40 feet through the roof into the liquid. NorthJersey.com reports that the men were working on the roof of the Swepco Tube LLC tubing company in Clifton when one fell and was fully submerged in a solution that contained 40-70% nitric acid. The worker was waist-high in acid pulling his peer out, while three other employees assisted. "It takes a lot of courage," Fire Chief Vince Colavitti said, in what strikes us as an understatement. more ›

The FBI is still on the search for Donna Borup, a woman who threw acid in the face of a Port Authority Cop at JFK Airport, way back in 1981. The FBI hasn't been able to track Borup down, so it just released a statement and an updated picture of what she might look like today in order to hopefully get some solid leads. more ›

Yesterday evening a Brooklyn woman threw sulfuric acid at a 59-year-old man, severely burning both her victim and herself in the process. After the attack the two were treated at the burn unit at New York-Presbyterian Hospital with second- and third-degree burns. more ›

Yesterday, a Brooklyn teenager was arrested after she attacked a classmate with acid during chemistry class. Zhanna Smsarian, 16, was arraigned in Brooklyn Criminal Court for pouring acid on 15-year-old Albina Eshimbaeva’s head during a class at Fort Hamilton High School in Bay Ridge. And would you believe it: the attack was (at least partially) over an older man. more ›

A Brooklyn teenager was arrested for attacking and trying to burn out the eyes of a classmate with acid during chemistry class yesterday. According to police, Zhanna Smsarian, 16, purposefully poured diluted hydrochloric acid over the head and face of Albina Eshimbaeva, 15. And she allegedly told cops that Eshimbaeva got what she deserved. more ›

According to Bx10 driver Rosario Aristy, the passenger who threw a caustic liquid at his face as he was exiting the bus had these parting words: "I'm sorry but I have to do this." But as he lies in the burn unit at Jacobi Hospital, investigators are questioning his version of the story. more ›

A Bx10 bus driver was rushed to the hospital last night after the last passenger on his bus threw a "caustic liquid" at his face and ran off. The driver said the two were having a friendly chat about the bus schedule and he didn't suspect a thing. Well, the new bus schedules are pretty enraging! The suspect fled down West 263rd Street and the driver was rushed to Jacobi Medical Center with minor burns to his face and chest. For all you amateur sleuths out there, the suspect was wearing a Derek Jeter jersey, which totally narrows it down. more ›

The author of a new book about the CIA’s hallucinogenic drug tests during the Cold War says there’s evidence the agency used NYC commuters as their experimental subjects. He found documentation of the subway tests—which allegedly occurred in 1950—while researching his nonfiction account. "The experiment was pretty shocking — shocking that the CIA and the Army would release LSD like that, among innocent unwitting folks," H.P. Albarelli told The Post. more ›

Yeesh. Yesterday afternoon a 29-year-old Brooklyn man, Igor Dubrovinsky, was walking his dog near his Sheepshead Bay home when a mysterious man in black walked by. The Daily News reports that the dog began to bark, at which point the stranger threw acid at him (are people carrying around acid these days?). He hit Dubrovinsky with the liquid, leaving the dog unharmed, then fled the scene. Dubrovinsky is currently at Staten Island University Hospital with burns to his neck, hands and face—but his injuries aren't life threatening. No arrests have been made at this time. more ›

An informant says that Gambino family soldier Charles Carneglia killed John Gotti Sr.'s Howard Beach neighbor and got rid of the body by dumping him in a vat of acid. Carneglia, who has been behind bars since the feds' big sweep of the Gambinos last year, is accused of being part of a group of men who targeted Gotti neighbor John Favara, who fatally struck Gotti's bike-riding 12-year-old son Frankie in 1980. The Daily News explains that Favara "found the word Murderer scrawled on his auto and was attacked with a bat by Gotti's wife, Victoria, but failed to heed repeated warnings to move out of the area." The Post reports the feds originally thought Favara's body (in a barrel of concrete) was thrown off a Brooklyn pier, but "Carneglia's love of acid and his use of it in Favara's case came to light thanks to new information from the cooperating witness." Carneglia allegedly kept vats of acid in his basement and had asked the informant for help in moving them. more ›

A long-running feud between a Bath Beach apartment building superintendent and a tenant turned violent yesterday morning. Tenant Alberto Sanchez allegedly wielded a knife at super Leoncio DeJesus, who then threw acid in Sanchez's face. The acid hit Sanchez's girlfriend, who was attempting to calm him down, as well. Sanchez had allegedly jabbed the knife towards the super, and a witness said he overheard Sanchez saying, "I am gonna kill him" yesterday morning. Another said,... more ›