Man Carjacked Near Columbia

Gunman Order Man Out of Car

The NYPD is searching for two suspects who carjacked a man in Harlem. The suspects were seen in a gray Infiniti. -Photo by NYPD

By Dan Gesslein 

Manhattan Voice

April 27, 2024

MANHATTAN - Cops are searching for a pair of carjackers who struck near Columbia University’s Harlem campus.

At around 8 am on April 22, a 33-year-old male was sitting in his car in the vicinity of Claremont Avenue and West 120 Street. Two men dressed in black exited a gray Infiniti.

Cops said the men in black walked up to the driver with guns drawn and demanded the driver’s car keys and ordered him out of the car.

One of the gunmen entered the victim’s car and drove away with the other robber following in the Inifiniti.

The NYPD released video taken from the carjacking. 

The suspects are described as males with medium complexions. Both men were dressed in black hoodies with black face masks.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips. 

All calls are strictly confidential.