UWS Man Robbed While Sleeping In Front Of His Building: NYPD

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — The NYPD is trying to identify two men who robbed an Upper West Sider as he slept outside his apartment building, police said.

A 22-year-old man woke up at 5 a.m. on July 29 outside of his apartment building on West 82nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue and realized he'd been robbed, police said. Investigators reviewed security camera footage near the scene of the robbery and saw that two men managed to swipe the victim's cellphone and AirPods while he was slumbering on the sidewalk.

The Upper West Sider was not injured during the robbery, police said.

Police release photos of the two suspects (seen above) on Thursday.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).