Elderly owner, 90, of iconic NYC candy shop is brutally beaten with a ROCK by ... trends now

Elderly owner, 90, of iconic NYC candy shop is brutally beaten with a ROCK by ... trends now
Elderly owner, 90, of iconic NYC candy shop is brutally beaten with a ROCK by ... trends now

Elderly owner, 90, of iconic NYC candy shop is brutally beaten with a ROCK by ... trends now

Elderly owner, 90, of iconic NYC candy shop is brutally beaten with a ROCK by thug who threatened to kill him outside East Village store he's run for nearly 50 years The attack transpired Tuesday at 3am ET, and left Ray Alvarez with a black eye Photos show the aftermath of the assault, which cops said occurred when two strangers, known to sell seltzer water in the area, approached the senior Declining the solicitation, Alvarez parted ways with the two men just before 3am, but one of the strangers returned and assaulted Alvarez, who is back at work

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The 90-year-old owner of Ray's Candy Store in Manhattan was brutally beaten outside his legendary store by a still-at large perpetrator.

The attack happened outside the 24-hour store early Tuesday morning, and left its egg-cream slinging store merchant, known to many as Ray Alvarez, with a black eye.

Photos show the aftermath of the assault, which cops said

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