A man held up two Manhattan stores in broad daylight this week – in one case displaying a gun and shoving a worker to the ground, cops said.
The suspect first targeted Savvy New York, a handbag wholesale store, on West 29th Street near Sixth Avenue in Chelsea around 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, police said.
He walked up to the counter and brandished a handgun before he shoved a 29-year-old female worker to the ground, demanding money, authorities said.
He then opened the counter and grabbed $691 from the register, cops said.
The suspect fled on foot, heading west on West 29th Street.
Later that afternoon, the alleged culprit made a second stop at 7-Eleven on Eighth Avenue near West 37th Street in Midtown, cops said.
There, he demanded money from the 25-year-old employee as he placed his hand in his pocket, simulating a handgun, police said.
Police say the suspect held up two Manhattan stores in broad daylight this week. NYPDBut the worker refused his orders and the suspect took off, fleeing empty-handed and heading north on Eighth Avenue.
Police released surveillance footage of him early Thursday.
He is described as in his 50s, 5-foot-6 and bald. He was last seen wearing a light-colored tank top, black sweatpants and black sneakers.



