A man robbed the Chase bank on Second Avenue near 10th Street this afternoon.
Around 1 p.m., a man passed a teller a note demanding money and then fled with an unknown amount, according to the police.
The suspect, who wore sunglasses and black and yellow sneakers, was said to be about five-foot-eight with a medium build.
It’s the first bank robbery in the neighborhood since the Emigrant Savings Bank, just a few blocks away, was held up in June.
Courtesy of NYPDA police photo of the suspect.The police are searching for a suspect in an attempted bank robbery Monday morning. Around 10:30 a.m., a man entered Bank of America at 72 Second Avenue and passed a note demanding money. The authorities describe the suspect, who did not receive any money, as a man in his 40’s who was wearing a white shirt and carrying a black backpack.
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