An elderly Manhattan store owner was knocked unconscious in a brutal attack right outside of his shop.
-Ramon 'Ray' Alvarez was attacked Tuesday afternoon in the East Village. He said he was on the sidewalk in front of Ray's Candy Store around 3 p.m. when two men carrying cases of seltzer water walked up and tried to get him to buy them.
When he declined, Alvarez says one of the men threatened him and pulled out what appeared to be a belt with a rock attached to it and assaulted him in the face. He collapsed onto the ground and the men got away."I feel good," Alvarez said on Thursday afternoon but admitted that he still can't chew food.The NYPD released an image of a person of interest in connection with the attack.
The NYPD released images of a person of interest wanted in connection with the attack. He was seen pushing a shopping cart down a sidewalk.The East Village community is raising money to make sure the owner of a beloved candy store set to turn 90 can stay in business as long as he likes.when his shop was having financial problems. Ray's Candy Store has been in the neighborhood since 1974. A GoFundMe was set up to help him get on better financial footing.
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