Rockaway Beach assault: Woman speaks out after being attacked, robbed outside Queens apartment building [Video]

ROCKAWAY BEACH, Queens (WABC) — A woman is speaking out after being attacked and robbed outside her apartment building in Queens.

After a lifetime in Brooklyn, Debbie Villanueva moved to Rockaway Beach for the tranquility of the sea. But Villanueva is instead recovering after being attacked right in front of her new home.

“Right here it hurts, right here it hurts, scraped my ear, my elbow,” she said while describing her injuries.

The attack happened late Friday night as Villanueva struggled to carry packages into her apartment building.

A group of men emerged from the shadows and pounced.

“One guy showed up in front of the steps, and then I saw the other guy coming around the car. I move forward and turned around and I saw the other guys,” Villanueva said. “I immediately knew what was going to happen — I was on the phone with my sister and I told my sister call …