NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Two teenagers were pushed down the stairs of a Bronx apartment building Saturday before a group of five attackers beat, slashed and robbed them, according to police.
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Security footage shows the two 16-year-old boys plummet down the stairs around 5:26 a.m. in an apartment building on East 171st Street near College Avenue near Claremont Park before the five attackers descend on them.
At one point during the beating, one of the attackers pulled a sharp object and slashed one of the victims in the leg and the other in the cheek, officials said.
The group reportedly stole both of their cellphones and about $100 from one of them before fleeing.
Both victims were brought to Montefiore Medical Center in stable condition.
Authorities have not yet made any arrests.
Police are asking anyone with information on the attack to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.
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