Owner Of Famed Italian Restaurant Attacked, Robbed In Greenwich Village

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The hunt is on for two men who attacked the former owner of a well-known Manhattan restaurant.

Silvano Marchetto, 70, was assaulted early Monday in Greenwich Village.

It happened in the lobby of the Sixth Avenue building that housed his Italian restaurant Da Silvano.

Marchetto was placed in a chokehold and thrown to the floor before he was robbed of his wallet containing about $1,800 in U.S. and foreign currency, CBS2 reported.

Marchetto was not seriously hurt.

Da Silvano opened in 1975 and was a celebrity hotspot.

Marchetto reportedly decided to close the restaurant in December, citing high operating costs.