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Man wanted for gunpoint robbery in Concourse Village

Police say a man approached a 69-year-old woman and forcibly removed a necklace from her neck.

Sheyla Torres

Jul 24, 2026, 6:29 AM

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Police are looking for a man they say robbed a woman at gunpoint in Concourse Village.

The robbery happened near E 163rd and Park Avenue just before 6 p.m. on July 22.

Police say a man approached a 69-year-old woman and forcibly removed a necklace from her neck. The man than displayed a firearm and removed the woman’s cellphone from her pocket before fleeing.

The woman was not injured in the robbery.

The thief was last seen wearing a black shirt, dark-colored shorts, black sneakers, a white surgical mask, and a multi-colored baseball cap.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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