2 Men Wanted In 3 Robberies In Chelsea, Gramercy Park

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The NYPD is investigating a violent robbery pattern in two Manhattan neighborhoods.

It all started Nov. 6 on 18th Street in Chelsea where two men beat a 24-year-old man in the elevator of an apartment building and took off with $200, police said.

The next night, police said a 36-year-old man walking just two blocks away on 20th Street was also beaten and robbed.

Then an hour later in Gramercy Park, police said the suspects robbed a couple walking on 21st Street, making away with an iPhone and credit cards.

All of the victims were not seriously hurt, CBS2 reported.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS, visit the Crime Stoppers website, or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.