2 Robbed At Gunpoint In Broad Daylight In Washington Heights: Cops

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — A gunman robbed two people in broad daylight on Tuesday in Washington Heights in just under two hours, police said over the weekend.

The first robbery unfolded on Riverside Drive and West 157th Street about 2 p.m. when a 64-year-old man suddenly found himself facing a man who flashed a gun, police said.

The man handed over his wallet and the robber fled into the West 157th Street and Broadway station, police said.

The man was not injured, police said.

A 27-year-old woman walking near West 180th Street and Fort Washington Avenue became the robber's second victim about 3:40 p.m., police said.

The man again flashed a gun then grabbed her designer purse, worth about $1,400, and ran into the West 175th Street and Broadway train station, police said.

The woman was not hurt, police added.

Police describe the suspect as a man in his 20s, standing about 6 feet tall and wearing a black hat with the word "crew" on the front, police said.

Anyone with information in regard to these incidents is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782)