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The suspect followed the a woman into an Astoria  apartment building Tuesday, where he choked and punched her, police said. View Full Caption NYPD ASTORIA — A robber choked and repeatedly punched a woman in the face after following her into an apartment building and stealing her credit card — leaving the victim with several broken bones, the NYPD said. The 35-year-old woman was entering the building near 31st Drive and 21st Street in Astoria around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, when a man followed her into the elevator headed to the fifth floor.  Once there, the suspect put the woman in a chokehold and repeatedly punched her in the face, before stealing her credit card and fleeing in an unknown direction, police said.  The victim was taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where she was treated for several bone fractures, according to the NYPD.  The suspect is believed to be between 25 and 30 years old and weigh around 160 pounds, and was last seen wearing brown boots , blue jeans and a ...

By Bill Parry TimesLedger Newspapers Share on Twitter Tweet Share on Facebook Subscribe Get our stories in your inbox, free. Like TimesLedger on Facebook. Police are looking for a man who beat an woman in Astoria Tuesday morning before stealing her purse, according to the NYPD. The suspect followed the victim into her apartment building near 31st Drive and 21st Street at around 7:30 a.m. and the elevator with her to the fifth floor where he placed the 35-year-old woman in a choke hold and repeatedly punched her in the face, police said. The suspect fled the location with the victim’s credit card, according to the NYPD. The woman was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital and treated for several bone fractures. Police have released a photo of the suspect, who is described as a black man between 25 and 30 years of age and 160 lbs. He was last seen wearing brown boots , blue jeans and a black shirt. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-5...