NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Police are searching for a man who robbed a Citibank in Queens on Wednesday.
The suspect robbed the Citibank on Steinway Street near 28th Avenue in Astoria around 2:50 p.m., officials said.
He allegedly put an object against an employee's back and said he had a gun before demanding tellers hand over money.
The tellers complied and the robber fled with the cash, according to authorities. No one was injured during the incident.
Police are asking anyone with information on the robbery to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Anonymous tips can also be submitted on the Crime Stoppers website or on Twitter @NYPDTips.