STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - Two elderly people were shot early Sunday evening in New Brighton by a pair of men riding dirt bikes, police said.

The double shooting occurred around 5:37 p.m. in front of 224 Jersey Street, near PS 31, an NYPD spokesman said. It's not immediately clear whether the gunmen dismounted from their bikes before opening fire.

The shooting victims, a 71-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman, were taken to Richmond University Medical Center, West Brighton, and are expected to live, the spokesman said.

The man was shot in the torso and the woman was hit in the arm, police said.

Police have roped off the housing complex where the shooting occurred and are closing Jersey Street to traffic while they investigate. Detectives could be seen examining bullet casings found on the ground in nearby Mahoney Playground.

Check back for more details as they become available.

--Staff writer Mira Wassef contributed to this report.