Man choked, robbed of $14K Rolex in Union Square subway station: source

UNION SQUARE, Manhattan (PIX11) --- A man was choked unconscious and robbed of his $14,000 Rolex in a Union Square subway station early Friday, according to police and sources.

The man, 26, was heading down the stairwell when he noticed another man following him into the L line subway station at 13th Street and Seventh Avenue at around 1:10 a.m., police said.

The victim told cops he believed he was choked out because when he woke up, his designer watch was missing, according to sources and police. The man was taken to the hospital for treatment.

There have been no arrests. A description of the suspect was not available.

The incident came hours after the NYPD announced it would be cracking down on crime in the East Village area and setting up a $1 million Read Entire Article