EAST VILLAGE — A pizza deliveryman was shoved into an elevator and robbed at the Lillian Wald Houses Tuesday night, police said.
The 36-year-old deliveryman dropped off a pie at an apartment inside the building, located at 40 Avenue D near East Fifth Street, at 7:25 p.m. and took the elevator down to the lobby.
As he tried to get out, the suspect pushed him back in and demanded his money, police said. The deliveryman handed him $22, according to the NYPD.
Police said the thief was approximately 25 years old and weighs 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing camouflage pants, multicolored sneakers and a striped multicolored jacket, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.