An armed man walked into a commercial establishment on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village Friday afternoon, pulled a black firearm, and demanded cash from a 28-year-old employee before fleeing on foot with roughly $2,000 stuffed in a bag. The robbery unfolded at approximately 2:24 p.m. at 378 Avenue of the Americas, and police are seeking information about the unidentified person.
According to NYPD Crime Stoppers
, the unidentified male displayed the firearm and demanded money from the employee before removing the bag of cash and running.
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Suspect Disappeared Into a Major Transit Hub
Police say the suspect fled directly into the West 4th Street subway station. The station connects the Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue subway trunk lines across two underground levels, serving seven MTA lines — the A, C, E, B, D, F, and M — per Wikipedia.
The commercial establishment is located at 378 Avenue of the Americas in a single-story retail building spanning roughly 6,750 square feet, according to PropertyShark.
Potential Robbery Charge
Robbery in the First Degree under New York Penal Law § 160.15 is a Class B felony, according to FindLaw.
The robbery falls within the jurisdiction of the NYPD's 6th Precinct, headquartered at 233 West 10th Street under Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Nicholas D. Minor. The precinct covers Greenwich Village and the West Village, and the NYPD's 6th Precinct page lists a Detective Squad contact.
NYPD Seeks Tips
NYPD Crime Stoppers is asking for anonymous tips about the case.
Anyone with information can call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish speakers, submit a tip online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or reach out on X via @NYPDTips, per the NYPD's Crime Stoppers page.
Not the Neighborhood's First Armed Encounter
This isn't the first time an armed robbery has rattled Greenwich Village in recent memory. In December 2024, a man was hospitalized after being stabbed during an attempted robbery in the neighborhood, also within the 6th Precinct, prompting a similar NYPD Crime Stoppers appeal for tips at the time, as Hoodline reported. Whether investigators are looking at any connection between Friday's robbery and other commercial crimes in Manhattan has not been disclosed.
