13 Muggers Beat, Strip Straphanger In NYC Subway Station: NYPD

NEW YORK CITY — A baker's dozen of muggers beat a 19-year-old straphanger before stripping him of his coat and shoes in a busy Manhattan subway station, police said.

The harrowing assault and robbery early Wednesday inside 59th Street-Columbus Circle station left the teen with minor injuries, for which medics took him to a local hospital, authorities said.

The culprits were a crowd of 13 as-yet-unidentified people who NYPD officials said could be seen in a surveillance video running from a subway station.

The attack unfolded as the 19-year-old stood on the station's Uptown-bound D train platform about 1:15 a.m., police said.

A crowd of 13 people walked up to the straphanger and struck up a conversation before launching into a repeated assault, officials said.

The attackers forcibly stripped away the teen's coat and sneakers, as well as snatched his phone, authorities said.

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