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Gang of Five Beat and Rob Delivery Worker on Williamsburg Bridge, NYPD Says

By Allegra Hobbs | December 16, 2016 12:33pm | Updated on December 19, 2016 11:40am
 The victim was traveling westbound into Manhattan across the Williamsburg Bridge.
The victim was traveling westbound into Manhattan across the Williamsburg Bridge.
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LOWER EAST SIDE — A delivery worker cycling across the Williamsburg Bridge on Dec. 10 was knocked off his bike, assaulted and robbed by five men.

The 31-year-old victim was on the bridge's bike path traveling into the Lower East Side with $105 worth of Indian food at around 7 p.m. when he was attacked by the crew, police said.

One of the men punched him in the head, knocking him off his bike, and the four others then started punching him repeatedly in his head and face, according to authorities.

One of the assailants said "Give me all your money or I'll shoot you," according to a police report, though no gun was displayed. The suspects snatched $60 cash from the victim and took his bike, worth $750, and all the food, police said.

The victim, who complained of pain to his face and head, was unable to provide a description of the suspects, according to a police report. 

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.