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Teen Beaten and Mugged in Central Park, NYPD Says

April 19, 2016 12:35pm | Updated April 19, 2016 12:35pm

MANHATTAN — A 17-year-old was knocked to the ground and beaten during a knife-point robbery in Central Park, police said.

The boy was walking east from 80th Street and East Drive about 11:30 p.m. when a man came up in front of him with a knife and said, "Give me all you got," according to an NYPD spokeswoman.

Another man then came up behind and punched him in the back of the head, knocking him to the ground. They then both started punching and kicking their victim, police said.

The man who pulled the knife asked for the teen's phone and he handed over his Samsung, police said.

The other man grabbed his wallet which had $150 in it, police said.

The two had not been arrested as of Tuesday morning, police said.

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