Crime & Safety
11 Held At Gunpoint In Chinatown Bodega Robbery On Thanksgiving
Three armed robbers held 11 people at gunpoint during a Thanksgiving Day robbery at a Chinatown bodega, the NYPD said.
CHINATOWN, NY — Eleven people were held at gunpoint and robbed during a Thanksgiving Day robbery at a Chinatown bodega, according to the NYPD.
Three men held guns and a knife at 11 people, ordering them onto the ground and demanding cash at a bodega at 67 Eldridge St. near Hester Street just before 5 p.m. Thursday, police said.
The 11 people, ages 38 to 65, gave up jewelry, which included a gold necklace with a jade centerpiece, and some $5,000 in cash, according to police and the New York Daily News.
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The Chinatown grocery store, Lucky Star Grocery, may have been used for gambling, according to the Daily News.
No one was injured and no shots were fired, according to police.
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Police said the three robbers ran north on Eldridge Street. Photos released by the NYPD show one of the thieves pointing a large knife while the victims were on the ground and a second man brandishing a gun.
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