Manhattan

Police are hunting for this bandit (pictured), who robbed two Manhattan banks.

He first walked into the Citibank branch on Madison Avenue near East 91st Street at 2 p.m. Oct. 7 and slipped a note to the teller demanding money, cops said.

He fled with an unspecified amount of cash.

The crook struck again at 3:20 p.m. Friday, robbing the Bank of America on Broadway at West 88th.

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A shoplifter was busted in a string of heists on West 34th Street around Herald Square, authorities said yesterday.

George Meredith, 37, strolled into Who A.U. and allegedly took 43 shirts at 4:55 p.m. Oct. 12. An employee stopped him and held him until cops arrived. The items were recovered.

Police have since linked Meredith to two thefts at a nearby Gap store, including 35 pairs of jeans taken Sept. 30 and 54 polo shirts swiped Aug. 25, as well as the rip-off of 82 T-shirts from an Old Navy on July 22, sources said.

He was charged with criminal possession of stolen property, grand larceny and petit larceny.

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Police yesterday were searching for a man who attacked a female guest at a Midtown hotel.

The victim, 45, clashed with the man in the Aladdin Hotel on West 54th Street near Broadway at 6 a.m. Thursday.

The man punched her in the face and hurled a metal object at her head.

The woman was not seriously injured. The assailant fled. It was unclear if they had a relationship.

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Cops have ID’d the man they say shot a Harlem handyman who walked away unscathed — because his cellphone stopped the bullet.

They’re hunting for Tommy Davis, 51, who allegedly fired at Juan Camarena on Oct. 7 because Camarena replaced him as the super at 29 W. 119th St.

Queens

A motorist landed behind bars after challenging a police officer who tried to get him to move from an illegal spot in Springfield Gardens, authorities said yesterday.

Patrick Rogers, 50, was behind the wheel of a 1997 Lexus that was double-parked on Baisley Boulevard near 161st Street at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 4 when a cop in a cruiser pulled up behind him and turned on his siren, signaling for him to move, sources said.

Instead, Rogers jumped out and approached the officer and grabbed his hands, according to court papers.

After a brief struggle, Rogers was wrestled into custody and charged with obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest, said a spokeswoman for DA Richard Brown.

Bronx

A bandit was arrested a day after he slashed and robbed a livery driver in Longwood, authorities said yesterday.

Alex Guevara, 42, climbed into the driver’s 1992 Lincoln Town Car on Fox Street near Simpson Street at about 12:30 p.m. Oct. 11 and asked to be taken to East 161st Street and Morris Avenue, sources said.

At one point, Guevara told the driver he had lost his wallet and asked him to stop the car, the sources said.

He then allegedly pulled out a knife and slashed the driver’s hand, hissing, “Give me all of your f – – king money!” Guevara allegedly bolted with $140 and the driver’s cellphone.

Cops nabbed him the next day and charged him with robbery.

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Me-ouch! A maintenance worker allegedly attacked a cat lover after she confronted him for tossing out food she’d put out for the neighborhood strays.

A peeved Roman Havrachynskyy, 49, was working at the woman’s Gravesend building on 59th Street near 19th Avenue when she caught him dumping the cat food in the garbage at 9:50 a.m. Monday.

She woman told him to stop, but Havrachynskyy refused and allegedly kicked the victim in the rear as she walked away. He also allegedly smashed a rake in her face.

The woman was cut, but refused medical attention.

Havrachynskyy was charged with assault, menacing and harassment.

Staten Island

He can sober up in jail. A drunken driver weaving in and out of traffic came to a crashing halt after he plowed into two cars and slammed into a tree, authorities said.

Sabu Joseph, 41, was driving a Toyota on Willowbrook Avenue near Buchanan Avenue at 8:45 p.m. Sunday when he lost control, according to a spokesman for DA Dan Donovan.

Emergency officials removed him from the car and rushed him to a hospital with minor injuries.

He was charged with reckless endangerment of property, leaving the scene of an accident and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.