Group allegedly assaults and robs subway rider in Midtown: NYPD
MIDTOWN, Manhattan (PIX11) -- Police are investigating reports of a group assaulting and robbing a man on board the 2 train in Midtown, Manhattan.
Four people were allegedly harassing other subway riders on the train at about 5 a.m. Saturday morning, according to investigators. The group then began kicking and punching a 41-year-old man before forcing him off the train at Columbus Circle, police say.
At the station, the group allegedly took the 41-year-old’s phone and wallet. Authorities say they threw the man’s wallet onto the subway tracks before taking off on another 2 train at Columbus Circle.
The 41-year-old man was treated at the hospital for minor injuries and is expected to survive. The investigation is ongoing.
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