Robbers pushed man down subway stairs in Bronx train station: NYPD

Mira Wassef
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THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — Two men robbed a subway rider before pushing him down a stairwell in a Bronx train station on Sunday, police said.

The suspects stole the 26-year-old man’s wallet and shoved him down the stairs in the East Tremont-West Farms subway station at around 4 a.m., according to the NYPD. The victim suffered minor injuries and declined treatment at the scene.

The robbers then ran out of the subway station, police said. There have been no arrests.

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Mira Wassef is a digital reporter who has covered news and sports in the New York City area for more than a decade. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.

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