Teen Attacked With Mop Stick, Robbed Of Shoes In Astoria Station: NYPD

ASTORIA, QUEENS — Five robbers attacked a 15-year-old boy with a mop stick and took his sneakers at a subway station platform in Astoria on Sunday, police said.

The robbers punched, pushed, and hit the 15-year-old with a mop stick on the northbound R train platform at the Steinway Street subway station on March 12 about 4:30 p.m., the NYPD said.

The group later took off the boy's sneakers and fled, with the 15-year-old sustaining minor injuries, authorities said.

Police released images of the robbers on Wednesday.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.