A 52-year-old man was punched and kicked to the ground in front of 514 Concord Avenue in Mott Haven on the night of Monday, July 20, after three unidentified individuals approached him from behind, stole his Apple iPhone from his front pants pocket, and fled north on an electric bicycle toward East 149th Street. The attack happened at approximately 9:18 p.m., within the confines of the NYPD’s 40th Precinct, and police are now asking the public for help identifying the attackers.
According to NYPD Crime Stoppers, the three individuals approached the victim from behind before punching and kicking him about the body, causing him to fall to the ground. One of the attackers then removed the victim’s iPhone from his pocket, and all three fled the scene together on the e-bike, traveling northbound on Concord Avenue toward East 149th Street. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $3,500 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in the case.
🚨WANTED FOR A ROBBERY: On Monday, July 20, 2026, at approximately 9:18 P.M., in front of 514 Concord Avenue, in the confines of the 40 Precinct in the Bronx, a 52-year-old male victim was approached from behind by three unidentified individuals. The individuals then punched and… pic.twitter.com/tIUsuzfBzI
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) August 27, 2026
A Precinct Already Leading the City in Robberies
The attack unfolded in the residential heart of Mott Haven, just blocks south of the East 149th Street commercial corridor and St. Mary’s Park, according to Zillow. That stretch of East 149th Street has drawn its own scrutiny; it converges with Third Avenue to form The Hub, the South Bronx’s oldest retail corridor, which underwent multi-agency safety operations last year after merchants complained about open-air theft and street disruptions, as Hoodline reported in its coverage of a deli shooting and robbery nearby…