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Yellow Cab Driver Robbed and Punched By Men Who Hailed Him in SoHo: NYPD

By Irene Plagianos | November 17, 2015 1:43pm | Updated on November 18, 2015 5:16pm
  A cab driver was punched and robbed after stopping to pick up two men who hailed him in SoHo, police said
A cab driver was punched and robbed after stopping to pick up two men who hailed him in SoHo, police said
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SOHO — A cab driver was punched and robbed after stopping to pick up two men who hailed him, police said.

The 60-year-old Queens man pulled over to the corner of Prince Street and Broadway at about 9:50 p.m. on Nov. 16, police said.

Instead of getting into the yellow cab, the men opened the front passenger door and punched the driver in the face. The robbers then quickly grabbed $50 and an iPhone case charger, and fled, police said.

The driver was left with a cut on his lip, police said.

Police were still investigating the incident.