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Man Steals $500 from Woman He Attacked in U.N. Plaza Hotel, Police Say

(DNAINFO)  Aidan Gardiner — A woman was attacked and robbed of $500 in a luxury hotel across from the United Nations by a man she’d met at a bar, police said.

The woman, whose identity was not released, was at the Millennium Hotel at 1 United Nations Plaza, near First Avenue, about 6 p.m. Sept. 8, when the man visited her, an NYPD spokeswoman said.

The two had met at a bar on a previous night, police said.

Once in the hotel room, he pushed her to the ground and demanded she open the room’s safe, police said.

He stole $500 and fled the scene, police said.

The man, who is about 36, wore a blue shirt and hat with white pants and shoes, police said.

The Millenium offers hotel rooms for about $541 a night, according to its website.

 Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477).

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