Woman robbed of laptop in brazen Midtown mugging

Four brutes attacked a woman and stole her laptop in a Monday morning αttαᑕk on a Midtown street, police said.

The 43-year-old victim was ambushed from behind around 6:45 a.m. as she walked on Seventh Avenue near West 38th Street, police said.

The violent crew knocked her to the ground before running off with her laptop, cops said. 

A police SUV is seen with its lights on at the scene of a robbery across the street from 550 7th Ave. in Manhattan, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026.
A robbery quartet knocked a 43-year-old woman to the ground and stole her laptop on Seventh Avenue near West 38th Street early Monday, authorities said. Robert Mecea for NY Post

The callous muggers fled into the nearby Times Square subway station entrance for the No. 1, 2 and 3 lines and have not been caught, authorities said. 

The woman went to Bellevue Hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.

Robberies in the the Midtown South Precinct, where the mugging happened, are down by nearly 30 percent so far this year – with 207 incidents reported compared to 295 in 2025, according to latest NYPD statistics, updated Sunday. 

The precinct covers hot spots including Times Square, Grand Central Terminal, Penn Station and Madison Square Garden. 

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