Woman Robbed At Gunpoint On Upper West Side: Police

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A woman was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon on West 76th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, police said.

A man approached the 31-year-old woman around 5:50 p.m. standing in front of 350 Amsterdam Ave., flashed a gun, and snatched $150 from her, police said.

He then fled north on Amsterdam.

The area near West 76th Street is a busy retail one, with Chirping Chicken, Dunkin Donuts, Amsterdam Ale House, Equinox, and multiple restaurants on either side of the avenue.

There were no injuries reported and there is no detailed description of the man, police said.

There is no arrest and the investigation is ongoing.