Grand Army Plaza Food Cart Worker Punched, Robbed: NYPD

PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — A Grand Army Plaza food cart vendor was punched and robbed after refusing to give a man free food, police said.

The man made his demand from a vendor on Flatbush Avenue and Plaza Street West, a frequent location for food and fruit stands, last Wednesday about 7:30 a.m., police said

When refused, the man punched the vendor multiple times in the face, police said.

The man then grabbed a tip jar and smashed a window on the vendor’s cart before running north on Flatbush Avenue, police said.

The victim only suffered a minor injury to his forehead and had refused medical attention, police said.

Police released images of the man, described as standing about six feet tall, late Tuesday night.

Anyone with information in regard to 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).