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Thugs targeting men coming from gay bars, police say

Teams of thugs are preying on men pouring out of popular gay bars in the West Village, police sources told The Post.

Between April 11 and 27 at least five men were mugged in five separate incidents in the area around Seventh Avenue South and Christopher Street typically in the early hours of the morning.

Many of the victims, who were all alone when attacked, hail from New Jersey.

They were coming from bars including Kettle of Fish, Ty’s Bar and Hangar Bar, according to police sources.

On April 11, a 27-year-old man from New Jersey was surrounded by five men who restrained him and rifled through his pockets, fleeing with his phone and drivers license, police sources said.

On April 15, a 69-year-old man from Trenton was attacked from behind by two men, knocked to the ground and had his wallet stolen.

Another attack occurred April 25 at 4 a.m. on the corner Seventh Avenue South and Christopher Street when a 32-year-old man was mugged by three men after he left the Kettle of Fish bar.

The next day a 27-year-old male from Jersey City was mugged by a lone assailant who made off with his wallet.

The oddest incident occurred April 27 when a 26-year-old Manhattan resident said he blacked out while partying at Hangar Bar. He told cops he came to in a Caravas Pizza when a 200-pound woman told he was robbed, but she could help reclaim his bag.

He was then directed to a downward staircase at 78-80 Christopher Street and told his bag was at the bottom. But, when he climbed down he was attacked from behind by an unknown male who took off with his iPhone.