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MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Robbers stole a $1 million necklace from Benny Nisanov, a Manhattan celebrity jeweler, on Thursday, authorities said.
Two suspects motioned having a gun at Nisanov, also known as "Benny Da Jeweler," inside his shop on West 47th Street at 1:26 a.m., according to the NYPD. The assailants then stole a necklace worth $1 million before driving away in a black sedan, authorities said.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing.
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