A Far Rockaway man was arrested for allegedly robbing a woman at 7:15 a.m. on July 24 in North Lawrence, police said.
A woman, 36, was working at Petencito Latin Grill at 250 Lawrence Ave., when, Adam Berardino, 34, of Beech 25th Street entered the store and lifted his shirt, displaying a black-handled knife, according to police.
Berardino then allegedly walked behind the counter and demanded cash, while pushing and then striking the woman in the back of her head with a closed fist. She suffered substantial pain to her head, police said. He allegedly took an unspecified amount of money from the register and fled the scene. His direction is unknown direction.