The NYPD Crime Stoppers released surveillance footage that shows four people, two hiding their faces, creeping near Don Ghermezian's Grosvenor Street house around 5:15 p.m. Saturday.
The bandits forced their way in through a second-floor balcony of the house in exclusive Villanova Heights section, the NYPD said.
Nearly 30 handbags and jewelry were taken from the 46-year-old tycoon's home, police said.
Anyone with information relating to the incident is urged to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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