MAnthony Coward, 28, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of first-degree robbery in connection with the May 2014 attacks.
Authorities said Coward approached the victims from behind while they were purchasing Metro cards.
One victim, 32-year-old Richianand Brijanand, told CBS New York: "I went up to the machine trying to make my purchase, and all of a sudden he just hit me right in the head - boom."
Mr Brijanand said Coward took $140 from his wallet.
Within days, a second victim was robbed of $58 in a similar attack.
Prosecutors said Coward continued to hit one victim even after he fell to the ground. Neither suffered life-threatening injuries.
Both attacks took place at the Rockaway Avenue station in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn.
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