Saving MASPETH RILED OVER SOCCER FIELD WOES RIDGEWOOD ACTIVIST ON STREET NAME 4 6 14 Since 1908 LOOKING BACK AT POPE FRANCIS’ NYC VISIT 18 50¢• VOL. 107, NO. 9 NYC's Largest Real Estate Section Font: Engravers Old English Normal LEADERS EYE FUTURE OF RIDGEWOOD OCTOBER 1 - OCTOBER 7, 2015 TIMESNEWSWEEKLY.COM Armed bandits steal a fortune in Maspeth store BY ROBERT POZARYCKI rpozarycki@ridgewoodtimes.com @robbpoz Police are looking for two gunmen who robbed a Maspeth grocery store Sunday night in which they not only stole the shop’s proceeds but also a clerk’s personal belongings. The stickup occurred at 11:02 p.m. on Sept. 27 inside the Flushing Avenue Deli and Grocery located at 63-22 Flushing Ave. Authorities said the crooks — both described as black males wearing masks and hooded sweatshirts — walked into the location and displayed fi rearms. One of the crooks was shown on the video jumping over the counter and confronting a male clerk, forcing him to lie on the fl oor. After taking cash from the register, the bandit would later jostle the victim and remove his wallet and cellphone. Police said the crooks robbed another man inside the store, though that was not shown on video. In all, authorities noted, the thieves got away with $5,000 in cash removed from the store’s registers, the victims’ cellphones and wallets — which contained debit cards and a combined $400 in currency — and 10 scratch-off lottery tickets. The suspects then fl ed the scene in an unknown direction. An investigation is ongoing. RIDGEWOOD TIMES/File Photo GROVER Cleveland High in Ridgewood improves, but takeover looms. See page 3
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