UWS Chase Robbery Just The Most Recent In String Of Broadway Bank Heists In West 90s & 100s

Posted earlier about a robbery at the Chase bank at 2551 Broadway this afternoon (between 95th & 96th). I just went through the MyUpperWest archives and noticed that banks along Broadway in the West 90s & 100s have been involved in what seems like an inordinate number of robberies during the past 18 months: Chase [...]

UWS Openings, Closings & Expansions

Looks like there’s some pre-opening action at the former Roam Boutique space at 488 Amsterdam (between 83rd & 84th). Roam closed earlier this year after seven years in the neighborhood.

Police Searching For UWS Bank Robber

Still catching up on some stuff that happened while I was out of town. Police are looking for the man above, suspected of recently robbing two banks, once of which was on the Upper West Side. He’s accused of hitting the HSBC at 2681 Broadway (at 102nd) last Monday at around 1:30 pm.