Man Robbed at Knifepoint Walking to Subway on Upper East Side: Police

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Police are searching for two suspects who robbed a man on the Upper East Side at knifepoint early Friday morning.

The 20-year-old male victim was walking on East 73rd Street between Third and Second avenues when he was approached by two unknown men, police told Patch. One of the men displayed a knife while the other man removed the victim's wallet, police said. After getting the wallet the two men fled east on East 73rd Street, police told Patch.

The victim did not suffer any injuries during the robbery, police said. The stolen wallet contained credit cards, a Metrocard and $25 in cash, police told Patch.

The police did not have a description for either suspect, an NYPD spokesman told Patch.

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