MANHATTAN — Police are hunting a man they suspect of holding up a swanky waterfront bar.
Cops say an robber showed up at the Financial District's Beekman Beer Garden, a sand-filled nightspot on the East River, on July 25 and pulled out a handgun before demanding cash from a worker.
The employee handed over an unknown amount of money from the bar's safe, at which point the robber, who wore a Yankee jacket, blue jean shorts and white sneakers, fled the scene, according to the NYPD.
No one was injured in the heist, which took place on a Monday about 9:20 p.m., the department noted.
Police believe the Beer Garden thief is the same man that robbed a Chelsea pharmacy on July 22, just three days before the bar stick up.
In that case, a man wearing a blue and white Philadelphia Phillies hat and rugby shirt used a black handgun to hold up the CVS store at 81 Eighth Ave. near West 14th Street, according to cops.
He was accompanied by a man in a white t-shirt and jeans, who corralled the store's employees, police said.
The two suspects from the CVS robbery were captured on surveillance camera.
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577.
All calls are strictly confidential.
