Help police find the two thugs who pushed 81-year-old Brooklyn man on train tracks after stealing his smartphone

Authorities in New York City are searching for the two thugs who pushed an 81-year-old man on an elevated Brooklyn subway station train track.

Reports said two boys, believed to be 16 or 18, approached the man on the J-line platform at Lorimer Street just before noon last Friday and stole his iPhone.

The victim began chasing the teenagers and one pushed him onto the tracks.

It is unclear who rescued the man from the tracks and called 911, but the victim was taken to Woodhull Hospital, where as of press time he was listed in stable condition.

As of press time the two suspects were still at large, but police have released the above picture that was taken by surveillance camera at the train station.