NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Two robbers targeted an Upper East Side Italian restaurant on Sunday afternoon, tying up people inside before robbing the place, a source told 1010 WINS.
Police said the incident happened at Nino's Italian Restaurant on First Avenue near East 73rd Street at 2:05 p.m.
Owner Nino Selimaj recalled the traumatic experience, telling NBC 4 that he didn't care what the thieves took as long as he lived.
"I was praying to God, 'Dear God, just save me because I want to see my wife and kids again,'" he said.
Selimaj said they tied up his hands and one suspect put his foot on his head as they demanded to know where the money was.
He said he had just arrived for the restaurant's annual Super Bowl party when the men stormed inside.
When the masked thieves left him to go to the restaurant's safe, Selimaj noticed that they had targeted a female employee on the steps, tying up her arms and legs.
"She's traumatized obviously," he said.
Authorities said the robbers eventually fled the location with $9,300 and electronics.
No arrests have been made as of Monday and the investigation remains ongoing.
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