The robbery took place around 2:50 a.m. on June 3 at the Chambers Street subway station in Lower Manhattan.
According to the NYPD, a 22-year-old man was standing by the turnstiles at the subway station when six individuals approached him and demanded his belongings. Police say the suspects then proceeded to grab the victim from behind, put a knife to his back while one of them took his phone and debit card.
The group managed to flee the scene on foot traveling westbound on Warren Street. The victim was not injured as a result of the robbery.
Officials say the suspects are described to be men with medium complexion, with one of them last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt with a Reebok logo.
Authorities are now trying to determine what led up to the robbery.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
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