Tag: bank robbery

May 14, 2012 Weather: Showers, High of 70 Degrees.

The NYPD sent us the above sketch of a man accused of robbing the Apple Bank at 73rd Street and Broadway. Police are looking for the public's help in catching him. First of all, if you've seen this guy, let the police know. The number's at the bottom. For the ...

Hollywood has always romanticized bank robbers, even when they were not romantic or even attractive at all. But now the Upper West Side appears to have an honest-to-goodness romantic bank robber. He brings flowers to his robberies. All together now: Awwwwww. Police are seeking the man in the picture above, ...

January 6, 2012 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 47 Degrees.

Bank robbers seem to have a thing for the Chase Bank at 2438 Broadway, around 90th Street. They just can't seem to leave it alone. The branch has been targeted three times by robbers in the past six months, most recently by the fellow pictured above (allegedly) on Nov. 17. ...

August 1, 2011 Weather: Afternoon Thunderstorms, High of 92 Degrees. Notices: I was away last week, but I'm grateful to the West Side Rag columnists for keeping the site rocking in my absence, and for Maria Gorshin for manning the twitter and facebook feeds. I hope you enjoyed their original ...

July 22, 2011 Weather: Sunny, High of 99 Degrees. Notices: Kevin Jacobs, a history teacher at the Beacon School is looking for Upper West Siders who lived here when San Juan Hill existed (the neighborhood that was torn down and replaced by Lincoln Center). Jacobs' students want to interview the ...

July 6, 2011 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 91 Degrees. Notices: Beacon Paint & Hardware wants to hold a blood drive on Tuesday, July 26 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. But they need to sign up at least 25 more people to get nurses to come. The summer is ...