The suspect allegedly struck at least five times since July.
The first instance happened on July 16th at around 8:30 p.m. inside of 66 West 88th Street.
The suspect was armed with a knife and approached the 16-year-old male victim in the elevator of the building and demanded money.
The second happened on October 4th at 7:15 p.m. inside of 788 Columbus Avenue.
The suspect, armed with a knife, approached the 55-year-old man in the elevator of the building and demanded money.
The third robbery happened on October 8th at 9 p.m. inside of 303 West 18th Street.
The suspect approached the 25-year-old man with a knife and demanded money.
The fourth instance happened on October 19th at 8:40 p.m. inside of 341 West 24 Street.
The suspect approached a 36-year-old man with a knife and demanded money.
The most recent robbery happened on October 22nd at 7:50 p.m. inside of 60 West 104th Street.
The suspect approached the 40-year-old victim with a knife and demanded money.
In each incident the suspect fled the location on foot.
The suspect is described as Black male, 30-40 years old, about 5'9" tall, and weighs about 190 lbs.
In each incident he was wearing a black jacket, black pants, and a black hat.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
You can also submit your tips by logging onto Crime Stoppers' website at www.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.com or by texting your tips to CRIMES (274637), and then entering TIP577.
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