Crime & Safety
Man Robbed At Knifepoint In Upper East Side Subway Station, Police Say
A group of six attacked the victim before taking his iPhone and bag, police told Patch.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A man was robbed by a violent mob early Tuesday morning in an Upper East Side subway station, New York City Police Department officials said.
According to the NYPD, six perpetrators, including one man with a knife drawn, approached the 30-year-old victim at 3:15 a.m. inside the Fifth Avenue-59th Street subway station and demanded money.
The victim refused and then one of the perpetrators punched him in the face with a closed fist, police said.
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Then, all six perpetrators forcibly took the victim's iPhone 11 and a bag of clothes and ran away on foot, police said.
The victim refused medical attention on scene, police said.
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Police caught the six perpetrators and arrested them. Charges are pending, police said.
This is a developing story and will be updated. For questions and tips, email Miranda.Levingston@Patch.com.
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