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Teen Robs Man at Knifepoint in East Harlem Subway Station, NYPD Says

By Dartunorro Clark | October 10, 2016 5:08pm
 The teen police said robbed a man on a subway platform in August. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, black shorts and a black baseball cap.
The teen police said robbed a man on a subway platform in August. He was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, black shorts and a black baseball cap.
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HARLEM — A teen robbed a man at knifepoint in an East Harlem subway station, police said.

A 31-year-old man was standing on the 6 train platform at the 116th Street Bronx-bound station on Aug. 28 at 4 a.m., the NYPD said.

Police said a 17-year-old walked up to the victim on the platform and displayed a knife. The teen then took the man’s cellphone and fled the station.

The victim was not injured, police said.

Police released a photograph of the suspect. He is roughly 165 pounds and was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, black shorts and a black baseball cap.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) .