It happened on the 2300 block of North 11th Street around 12 p.m. back on October 17.
Surveillance video shows the man rush up to the 2-year-old and try to grab him from his mother.
The would-be abductor ran away when the child's mother wrestled the boy back.
If you recognize the man, call Philadelphia police at 215-686-TIPS.
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