Robbers Clobber Man With Bat In Queens, Police Say

QUEENS, NY — A pair of robbers clobbered a man with a bat and stole his phone in Queens, police said.

The bat attack unfolded as a 22-year-old man walked home April 13 in Fresh Meadows, authorities said.

As the man neared 189th Street and Aberdeen Road, two as-yet-unidentified men attacked with a bat about 7:05 p.m., NYPD officials said.

They grabbed the man's phone before getting into a Pontiac Grand Am, which drove off headed north on 109th Street toward Union Turnpike, officials said.

Medics rushed the man to New York-Presbyterian Queens Hospital in stable condition, police said.

The first man is described as in his 20s, with a red-hooded sweater, gray pants and brown boots.

The second man had a beard and wore a black sweater, black pants, a black hat and black sneakers.

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 Crimestoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.