Crime & Safety
Gunman Hits Upper West Side Hotel In Daylight Robbery: Police
The La Quinta Inn at West 71st Street between Columbus and Central Park West was robbed Wednesday morning by a man wielding a gun, PD said.
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A gunman robbed an Upper West Side hotel on Wednesday morning, a police spokesperson told Patch.
The armed-robber strode into the La Quinta Inn on West 71st Street between Columbus and Central Park West about 10:45 a.m., police said.
He approached the front desk and passed a note demanding money, while also showing off that he had a gun, police said.
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The employee passed the robber $100, and he quickly fled the Upper West Side hotel, police said.
He was last seen wearing a navy hoodie, dark pants, and a blue surgical mask, police said.
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