Reward offered for information on ride-share driver attacks in the Bronx, Brooklyn

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The New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers is offering a reward for information about a string of attacks on ride-share drivers in the Bronx and Brooklyn.

NEW YORK -- Some say they have had guns and knives pulled on them.A 45-year-old Uber driver named Juan says he was attacked in East New York on April 7. He suffered a broken nose and had to get stitches.'The day before the eclipse, as everybody knows, and I got eclipsed by a punch,' Juan said.But he says there was nothing funny about what happened when he went to pick up a passenger on Alabama Avenue. He rolled down his window and says four teens approached him.

'We are here offering $5,000 to anyone that can give us information regarding these crimes.'He shared a photo of a 70-year-old driver with a black eye who police say was repeatedly punched and had his car keys and two bags stolen after picking up passengers at 1775 Bruckner Blvd.The NYPD confirms reports of at least four recent incidents, including the 70-year-old victim's and Juan's.There was a carjacking at knifepoint at 1775 Bruckner Blvd.

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