Man Robbed At Knifepoint Inside Ridgewood Apartment Building: NYPD

QUEENS — A 47-year-old man was robbed of hundreds of dollars inside a Ridgewood building Monday afternoon, police said.

The man was walking into a residential building on Woodward Avenue and Dekalb Avenue when a robber followed him inside and threatened him with a knife about 3:15 p.m., the NYPD said.

The 47-year-old gave the knife-wielding robber about $380 before the assailant southbound on Dekalb Avenue, authorities said.

The robber is about 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and was last seen wearing a black hoodie, light-colored jeans, and gray sneakers, cops said.

People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). They can also submit tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.