Crime & Safety
Man Robbed At Gunpoint In Yorkville Building Lobby: Police
The crook pointed his gun at the victim and told him "you know what time it is" before the morning robbery, officials said.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A man was robbed inside his Yorkville building lobby early Monday morning, police said.
A 45-year-old man was entering his building on East 86th Street near First Avenue at about 8:30 a.m. when he discovered that a man dressed in all black and a black facemask was waiting in the lobby, police said.
"You know what time it is," the robber said to the man as he pulled a gun from his waistband, according to officials.
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The thief made off with a gold necklace and a wallet containing $112, police said, and fled the building in an unknown direction.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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