QUEENS — A man robbed a deli in Maspeth at gunpoint early Thursday morning, according to the NYPD.
The suspect walked into the Grand Deli at 66-10 Grand Ave. at about 12:35 a.m., and then pulled a handgun on a 34-year-old male employee, police said.
The worker refused to hand over cash and the robber then grabbed $150 out of the register and fled west on Grand Avenue.
The suspect is about 20 years old and 6-foot-1. He was last seen wearing a blue hoodie, light blue jeans and black sneakers.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.
