Crime & Safety
8-Year-Old Boy's Lemonade Stand Robbed On Upper West Side: NYPD
An 8-year-old boy was operating a lemonade stand near West 70th and Columbus, when two teens snatched his money jar, NYPD said.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A little boy's lemonade stand was robbed on the Upper West Side over the weekend, police told Patch on Wednesday.
The 8-year-old had a lemonade stand set up about 3:20 p.m. on Sunday near Columbus Avenue and West 70th Street, when two teenagers got in line and asked for lemonade, police said.
When the boy turned around to prepare the drinks, the teens grabbed the money jar containing roughly $150 and fled the street on scooters, police said.
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There were no injuries, police added.
The little boy's name is Julian, also known as "Julian Business Man," reported ILoveTheUpperWestSide, which was able to ask him a few questions about the upsetting experience.
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"Definitely," Julian said when ILoveTheUpperWestSide asked him if the robbery changed the way he felt about humanity. "I feel disappointed in humanity. I didn’t realize that someone would want to rob an 8-year-old."
If you have information about the robbery, 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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