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Man Robs Woman at Knifepoint in Woodside, Police Say

 A man robbed a woman at knifepoint on a street in Queens Sunday morning and stole her pocketbook, according to police.
A man robbed a woman at knifepoint on a street in Queens Sunday morning and stole her pocketbook, according to police.
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WOODSIDE — A man robbed a woman at knifepoint on a Queens street Sunday morning and stole her pocketbook, according to police.

The suspect approached the 42-year-old victim around 9:45 a.m. as she was walking near 52nd Street and Queens Boulevard, pulled out a knife and demanded she hand over her property, police said.

The man — believed to be between 18 and 25 years old — took off with the woman's purse, which was carrying her iPhone and $140 in cash, according to police. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).