A 1-year-old baby is recovering after being thrown down a garbage chute on Staten Island Monday, police said. It happened at around 3:15 p.m. at 195 Steuben Street near Weser Avenue. The baby was rushed to Richmond University Hospital in stable condition. The child was apparently not injured.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police identified Aaron Henderson as the 39-year-old man who allegedly tossed a 1-year-old girl down a trash chute in Concord. The alarming episode occurred on Monday at about 3:15 p.m. in an apartment building at 195 Steuben St., according to a statement from police.

A man was taken into custody after he dropped his 1-year-old infant niece down a garbage chute inside a Staten Island apartment building, according to law enforcement sources. Police were called just after 3 p.