Armed robbery at 1 Metrotech Center

To check this alert, SuperGrok Heavy 4.5 (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

• Sourcepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads find S present: NYU Clery Campus Notice, Campus Safety, and NYPD together identify the issuer and investigating authorities.

  Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

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  1. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice, Campus Safety, and NYPD together identify the issuer and investigating authorities.
  2. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice plus the Department of Campus Safety, with NYPD as the referring agency, identify who is speaking.
  3. present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" together with the Department of Campus Safety and NYPD names the campus sender and its police partner.
  4. present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" plus Campus Safety and NYPD identify the sending institution and responding agencies.
  5. present: Campus Safety is named in the body, and the "NYU Clery Campus Notice" header marks NYU as the source.
  6. present: Campus Safety is named as the notified department, and the header "NYU Clery Campus Notice" brands the sender.
  7. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice plus the Department of Campus Safety identify the issuing authority.
  8. present: Sender identity comes from the NYU Clery banner and from named contacts at NYU Campus Safety and the NYPD.
  9. present: Branding as an NYU Clery Campus Notice plus NYU Campus Safety and NYPD names the sender and investigating agencies.
  10. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice brands the sender, and the Department of Campus Safety and NYPD are named as authorities.
  11. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice brands the sender, and Campus Safety and NYPD are named in the body.
  12. present: NYU is identified through "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety, with NYPD as the notifying agency.
  13. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice plus the Department of Campus Safety, which was notified by the NYPD, name the sending campus authority.
  14. present: The branded NYU Clery Campus Notice and Department of Campus Safety name the sender.
  15. present: NYU is named in the Clery Campus Notice header, and both Campus Safety and the NYPD appear as the agencies handling the case.
  16. present: The "NYU Clery Campus Notice" label and Department of Campus Safety name who is sending the alert.
  17. present: The "NYU Clery Campus Notice" tag and Department of Campus Safety, with NYPD, identify the sender.
  18. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety identify who is sending the alert.
  19. present: The NYU Clery Campus Notice header and Department of Campus Safety name the issuing authority.
  20. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice together with Campus Safety taking an NYPD report identifies who is sending the warning.
  21. present: The notice is framed as an NYU Clery Campus Notice and cites the Department of Campus Safety working with the NYPD.
  22. present: The sender is marked as an NYU Clery Campus Notice from the Department of Campus Safety, with NYPD also named.
  23. present: NYU Clery Campus Notice and the Department of Campus Safety, notified by the NYPD, identify the sending authority.
  24. present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the "Department of Campus Safety" name the sending authority.
  25. present: "NYU Clery Campus Notice" and the Department of Campus Safety name who sent the alert.
• Hazardpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads find H present: The heading Armed Robbery is backed by a report that two people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.

  What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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  1. present: The heading Armed Robbery is backed by a report that two people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
  2. present: The heading Armed Robbery and a gunpoint demand for a book bag name a specific violent crime.
  3. present: It labels the event "Armed Robbery" and says two people demanded a book bag "at gunpoint."
  4. present: It names "Armed Robbery" and reports two people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
  5. present: It specifies an armed robbery in which two unknown people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
  6. present: It labels "Armed Robbery" and states two people demanded a book bag "at gunpoint."
  7. present: Armed Robbery is named, and two people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
  8. present: It specifies an armed robbery in which two people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
  9. present: Armed robbery is specified: two people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
  10. present: Armed Robbery is the subject, and the body says two people demanded the victim's book bag at gunpoint.
  11. present: Armed Robbery is the heading, and two people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
  12. present: The hazard is a named "Armed Robbery" in which two people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
  13. present: Armed Robbery is the title, and the narrative says two people demanded a book bag at gunpoint, which is a concrete threat.
  14. present: The subject is Armed Robbery and the victim was robbed at gunpoint.
  15. present: It is titled "Armed Robbery" and states that two people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
  16. present: The heading and body specify an armed robbery at gunpoint, a concrete threat.
  17. present: It names "Armed Robbery" and says two people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
  18. present: The alert specifically names Armed Robbery as the hazard.
  19. present: It specifies an armed robbery in which suspects demanded a bag at gunpoint.
  20. present: It names Armed Robbery and says two unknown people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
  21. present: It specifies armed robbery: two unknown people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
  22. present: The crime is labeled armed robbery, carried out when two people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
  23. present: It names an armed robbery in which two unknown people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
  24. present: It names "armed robbery" carried out "at gunpoint", which is a specific hazard.
  25. present: It names "Armed Robbery" and says two people demanded a book bag at gunpoint.
• Locationpresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads find L present: It locates the crime at the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn and names Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue as flight paths.

  Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

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  1. present: It locates the crime at the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn and names Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue as flight paths.
  2. present: It locates the event at the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn, with flight toward Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue.
  3. present: The crime is sited "in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center, in Brooklyn."
  4. present: The crime is sited at the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn, with flight toward Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue.
  5. present: The scene is the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn, with flight toward Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue.
  6. present: It locates the event "in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center, in Brooklyn."
  7. present: The event is sited at the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn.
  8. present: The holdup is at the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn, with flight toward Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue.
  9. present: The scene is in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn.
  10. present: It locates the holdup at the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn, with flight toward Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue.
  11. present: The scene is the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn, with flight toward Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue.
  12. present: It locates the incident in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn.
  13. present: The crime is sited in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn, with flight toward Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue.
  14. present: The incident is in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn.
  15. present: The scene is the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn, with suspects fleeing toward Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue.
  16. present: The robbery is located in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn.
  17. present: The event is sited in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn.
  18. present: The incident is in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn.
  19. present: The robbery is located in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn.
  20. present: The event is placed in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn.
  21. present: It happened in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn.
  22. present: It happened in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn.
  23. present: The scene is the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn, with flight toward Jay Street and Flatbush Avenue.
  24. present: The robbery is located "in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center, in Brooklyn".
  25. present: It locates the incident in front of the north entrance of 1 Metrotech Center in Brooklyn.
• Guidancepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads find G present: The boilerplate tips tell readers to stay aware, walk with others, avoid engaging an assailant, and call 911 then Campus Safety.

  The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

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  1. present: The boilerplate tips tell readers to stay aware, walk with others, avoid engaging an assailant, and call 911 then Campus Safety.
  2. present: The tip list tells people to stay alert, travel with others, seek help if at risk, skip confronting an assailant, and dial 911.
  3. present: The safety list tells people to stay aware, walk in groups, report suspicious behavior without delay, and call 911 if they witness a crime.
  4. present: Readers are told to stay aware, walk with others, seek a staffed NYU facility if in danger, and call 911.
  5. present: Readers are told to stay aware, seek a staffed NYU facility if afraid, and call 911 then Campus Safety after a crime.
  6. present: The notice tells witnesses to report suspicious behavior without delay and to call 911 after a crime.
  7. present: Readers are told to stay aware, walk with others, not engage an assailant, and call 911 as a victim or witness.
  8. present: Readers are told to watch surroundings, travel with others, and call 911 if they are a victim or witness.
  9. present: Readers are told to stay aware, walk with others, report suspicious behavior, and call 911 if they witness a crime.
  10. present: Safety tips instruct people to walk in groups, use a staffed NYU facility if they feel in danger, and call 911 as a victim or witness.
  11. present: Readers are told to stay alert while walking, not engage an assailant, report suspicious behavior, and call 911.
  12. present: Recipients are told to stay with others, seek help if they feel in danger, not engage an assailant, and call 911.
  13. present: Readers are instructed to stay aware while walking, seek a staffed NYU space if they feel in danger, and call 911 immediately after a crime.
  14. present: Recipients are told to stay aware, walk in groups, seek others if in danger, and call 911.
  15. present: Readers are told to watch their surroundings, travel in groups, not engage an assailant, report suspicious behavior, and call 911 after a crime.
  16. present: Recipients are told to call 911 if a victim or witness, not engage an assailant, and report suspicious behavior.
  17. present: Recipients are told to stay aware, walk with others, skip engaging an assailant, and call 911.
  18. present: Recipients are told to be aware of surroundings, walk in groups, report suspicious behavior, and call 911.
  19. present: Recipients are told to be aware, walk in groups, seek help if in danger, avoid engaging, and call 911.
  20. present: Recipients are told to travel with others, get to an open NYU facility with officers if threatened, and call 911 if they see a crime.
  21. present: Readers are instructed to stay alert while walking, not to engage an assailant, and to call 911 if they are a victim or witness.
  22. present: Recipients are told to keep their heads up, travel in groups, seek others if they feel threatened, skip confronting a suspect, and call 911.
  23. present: Protective tips tell people to stay aware while walking, not engage an assailant, report suspicious behavior, and call 911.
  24. present: Recipients are told to walk in groups, seek others if in danger, and call 911 if a victim or witness.
  25. present: Safety tips instruct people to watch surroundings, walk in groups, avoid an assailant, and call 911.
• Timepresent25/25

  Final assessment

  All 25 reads find T present: Notification is Friday, May 16th, 2025, and the robbery time is approximately 2:44 p.m.

  When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

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  1. present: Notification is Friday, May 16th, 2025, and the robbery time is approximately 2:44 p.m.
  2. present: Campus Safety learned of a robbery on Friday, May 16th, 2025 at approximately 2:44 p.m.
  3. present: Notification is dated "Friday, May 16th, 2025," and the robbery occurred "at approximately 2:44 p.m."
  4. present: It timestamps the robbery at approximately 2:44 p.m. on Friday, May 16th, 2025.
  5. present: Notification is dated Friday, May 16th, 2025, and the robbery occurred at approximately 2:44 p.m.
  6. present: The robbery occurred on "Friday, May 16th, 2025" at "approximately 2:44 p.m."
  7. present: Campus Safety learned of the robbery on Friday, May 16th, 2025, at about 2:44 p.m.
  8. present: Campus Safety was notified on Friday, May 16th, 2025, and the robbery occurred at about 2:44 p.m.
  9. present: Campus Safety was notified on Friday, May 16th, 2025 of a robbery at approximately 2:44 p.m.
  10. present: Campus Safety was notified on Friday, May 16th, 2025 of a robbery at approximately 2:44 p.m.
  11. present: The event is dated Friday, May 16th, 2025 at approximately 2:44 p.m.
  12. present: A clock time is given: approximately 2:44 p.m. on Friday, May 16th, 2025.
  13. present: Campus Safety learned of the robbery on Friday, May 16th, 2025, and the event time is approximately 2:44 p.m.
  14. present: It states Friday, May 16th, 2025, at approximately 2:44 p.m.
  15. present: Campus Safety was notified on Friday, May 16th, 2025, and the robbery is placed at approximately 2:44 p.m.
  16. present: It timestamps the event as Friday, May 16th, 2025, at approximately 2:44 p.m.
  17. present: It gives Friday, May 16th, 2025 at approximately 2:44 p.m. as the robbery time.
  18. present: It states Friday, May 16th, 2025, and approximately 2:44 p.m.
  19. present: The incident is timed to Friday, May 16th, 2025 at approximately 2:44 p.m.
  20. present: Notification is dated Friday, May 16th, 2025, and the robbery is timed at about 2:44 p.m.
  21. present: Campus Safety learned of it on Friday, May 16th, 2025, and the robbery itself is timed at about 2:44 p.m.
  22. present: The robbery is fixed at approximately 2:44 p.m. on Friday, May 16th, 2025.
  23. present: It timestamps the robbery at approximately 2:44 p.m. after Campus Safety was notified on Friday, May 16th, 2025.
  24. present: It timestamps the event as "Friday, May 16th, 2025" at "approximately 2:44 p.m."
  25. present: It gives Friday, May 16th, 2025 at approximately 2:44 p.m. as the time of the crime.
• Impactabsent12/25

  Final assessment

  A 13 to 12 majority finds I absent: No injuries are mentioned, and nothing describes danger, severity, or what the robbery could do to the community. 12 reads mark it present.

  What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

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  1. absent: No injuries are mentioned, and nothing describes danger, severity, or what the robbery could do to the community.
  2. present: The notice says there were no reported injuries after the bag was taken at gunpoint.
  3. present: Ordering the victim to hand over a bag at gunpoint implies a risk of being shot, and the text notes no reported injuries.
  4. present: "There were no reported injuries" states the harm outcome, and the tips warn of becoming a vulnerable target.
  5. absent: Aside from "no reported injuries," the text does not describe consequences such as danger or possible injury.
  6. present: Taking the bag "at gunpoint" states both theft of property and a gun used against the victim.
  7. present: It reports no reported injuries, which is an explicit statement of harm, or its absence.
  8. absent: Gunpoint theft names the crime, and "no reported injuries" still does not state potential harm or seriousness.
  9. absent: The text notes no reported injuries but does not say what the robbery could do or how serious it is.
  10. present: It reports no injuries after a gunpoint taking of a bag and warns that distraction can make you a vulnerable target.
  11. absent: No reported injuries is the only outcome note, with no extra wording that the gunpoint theft was deadly or severe.
  12. present: The notice reports there were no reported injuries, which addresses physical harm from the robbery.
  13. absent: Gunpoint robbery is the hazard itself, and the line that there were no reported injuries does not add severity or harm language.
  14. absent: It notes no reported injuries and gives no consequence or severity language about the threat.
  15. absent: Nothing beyond the robbery itself describes what the threat could do, and the text says there were no reported injuries.
  16. absent: It says there were no reported injuries and does not describe what the threat could do or how serious it is.
  17. present: The sentence "There were no reported injuries" addresses bodily consequence.
  18. absent: No injuries are reported and there is no consequence or severity language beyond the crime itself.
  19. present: It states there were no reported injuries and that engaging an assailant may put you in further danger.
  20. present: Demanding property at gunpoint states a shooting risk to the person stopped, which is a severity cue beyond the title.
  21. absent: Gunpoint theft is the hazard name, and the no reported injuries line does not add a statement of what the crime could do.
  22. present: The same notice warns that engaging an assailant may put you in further danger, which is a severity statement.
  23. present: Taking property at gunpoint, then stating there were no reported injuries, conveys bodily harm risk and result.
  24. absent: The text does not say the hazard is dangerous or could cause injury, only that none were reported.
  25. absent: No injuries are reported and the text never states consequence or severity of the threat.