Elderly Woman's Phone Snatched At Lenox Hill Hospital, Police Say

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify two men who robbed a woman in front of Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side, police said.

A 72-year-old woman was talking on her phone Sunday night on East 72nd Street between Park and Lexington avenues when she was approached by two unknown men, police said. The men snatched the cellphone from the woman's hands and ran off, police said. The stolen cellphone is valued at $750, police said.

The two thieves fled into the subway entrance on East 77th Street and Lexington Avenue, police said.

The victim was not injured during the robbery, police said.

The two suspects are described as men in their early 20s, police said. One of the thieves was last seen wearing a black hoodie, blue pants and black sneakers and the other thief was wearing all black clothing, police said.

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