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Cabbie Beaten and Robbed While Parking His Taxi in East Harlem, Police Say

January 18, 2016 4:04pm | Updated January 18, 2016 4:04pm
One man repeatedly punched the driver in the face while the other went through his pockets, police said.
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EAST HARLEM — A cab driver was left beaten and bloody Friday after a violent robbery on 115th Street, police said.

The 44-year-old driver finished parking on 115th Street near Park Avenue and was exiting his green cab about 5:10 a.m. when a man punched him in the face and left eye. Another man took $350 in cash and a Samsung Galaxy phone from his pockets, according to the NYPD.

The pair continued to punch and kick the driver before running away into the Jefferson Houses, police said.

Paramedics took the driver to Metropolitan Hospital with a bloody nose and a swollen left eye.

No arrests have been made. 

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