Posted on 02/02/2023 11:49:45 AM PST by thegagline
The 90-year-old owner of famed Ray’s Candy Store was brutally assaulted outside his East Village shop — leaving him with a black eye and a nasty cut on his face, police and reports said Thursday.
Ray Alvarez was randomly attacked around 3 a.m. Tuesday by a stranger who asked him if he wanted to buy a package he was carrying, cops said.
When Alvarez asked what was inside the box, the perp handed it off to another man — and threatened to kill the owner, police said.
He then attacked the elderly owner using a belt that had a heavy rock affixed to the end, hitting him on the left side of the head, according to cops. The victim did not seek medical treatment.
Local blog EV Grieve posted a photo of Alvarez, who has run the shop for 50 years, with a black eye and gash on his temple.
Police released a surveillance image of a man wanted in the attack, showing him dressed all in black and pushing a purple shopping cart filled with random items.
Ray’s Candy Store is a 24-hour shop that has been open since 1974 at 113 Avenue A.
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New York City is the city that never sleeps. His store was probably open.
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“Ray’s Candy Store is a 24-hour shop that has been open since 1974…”
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Wow, I’ve never known someone from Mayberry before!
Owners work different hours specially mom & pop stores.
The area has bars, clubs, restaurants and Thompkins Sq park across the street.
One time I had parked my car nearby and was surprised how busy the area was at 3:30 am.
Additional link...
https://www.audacy.com/1010wins/news/local/rays-candy-store-owner-90-beaten-with-rock-in-nyc
No word on a reward for the perp.
ok, we’ll all be on the look out for a purple shopping cart being pushed by a man wearing all black.
Probably closed the bars down and was looking for a little companionship. /s, if needed
the purple shopping cart is a dead give away hell be caught..................and then let go the same day to go after this old man again
Who says that citizens have to put up with this garbage?
“How Ray’s Candy Store Became The Most Legendary Shop In NYC For Late-Night Munchies”
Sept 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS743bA4O-o
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