Man Violently Assaulted, Robbed

a 52-year-old upper west side man was attacked with a baseball bat in a mugging near his home. police said that april 21 at 2:25 p.m., the man was fighting with two other men in front of 119 w. 71st st. and columbus avenue, across the street from his apartment. one attacker came at him with a baseball bat and took a swing, hitting the victim in the chest and left hand. the other mugger took the victim's cell phone and jumped into a car with new jersey license plates. nearby, police found the victim's broken cell phone in the street.