NYPD Releases Video Of Suspects Wanted In Attack On Famed Greenwich Village Restaurant Owner

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police have released surveillance video of two men wanted in connection with Sunday's attack on a well-known Greenwich Village restaurant owner.

Silvano Marchetto, 70, was attacked in the lobby of his Sixth Avenue apartment building just after 12:30 a.m., police said.

The two suspects held him in a chokehold and took more than $1,800 from his wallet, police said.

Marchetto, who owned celebrity hotspot Da Silvano, was treated for a fractured trachea.

Marchetto opened Da Silvano in 1975 and reportedly decided to close the restaurant in December, citing high operating costs.

Anyone with information in regards to the incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.