A gunman dressed in a brown UPS uniform took a female bank employee hostage as he held up a Queens branch yesterday, authorities said.
The man walked into the Sovereign branch on 31st Avenue in Jackson Heights at 9:40 a.m., pressed the barrel a silver revolver into the back of the bank employee, and demanded $20,000 in large bills, said the FBI.
The bandit received cash from multiple bank tellers and fled on foot with several thousand dollars.
The man is in his early 30s, stands about 5-foot-7 and has a beard and dark skin, according to the FBI.