The unhinged New York City art professor who held a machete to a Post reporter’s neck after he knocked on her apartment door Tuesday morning is under investigation by the NYPD, according to police.
Shellyne Rodriguez could face assault and other charges over the frightening altercation, which began inside her Bronx apartment building before she chased two Post staffers in the street, according to law enforcement sources.
New York Post veteran Reuven Fenton and a photographer visited Rodriguez to inquire about a viral video from earlier this month in which she freaked out on pro-life students in an expletive-laced tirade at Hunter College, where she was employed as an adjunct.
Professor Shellyne Rodriguez (in the black hoodie) chases Reuven Fenton with a machete. Robert Miller
After New York Post reporter Reuven Fenton knocked on Shellyne Rodriguez’s door, she held a machete to his neck and threatened him. Robert Miller for the N.Y. PostAfter Fenton identified himself as a reporter, Rodriguez, 45, threatened to “chop” him up before she flung open the door and put the blade of the machete up to his neck, video shows.
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“Get the f–k away from my door!” she yelled repeatedly before slamming the door in his face.
The Post staffers left immediately, but Rodriguez, still armed with the machete, pursued them into the street, dashcam footage shows.
Footage shows Shellyne Rodriguez chasing the photographer into the street while holding the weapon. Robert Miller“If I see you on this block one more f–king time, you’re gonna …!” Rodriguez yelled at them.
“Get the f–k off the block! Get the f–k out of here, yo!” she screamed.
She also kicked the reporter in the shins as he tried to get in his car.
Hours after the terrifying incident, Rodriguez was fired from Hunter College, the Manhattan school confirmed.
“Rodriguez has been relieved of her duties at Hunter College effective immediately and will not be returning to teach at the school,” school spokesman Vince Dimiceli told The Post.
