Masked crook robs Brooklyn hotel worker at gunpoint: police

BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A robber in a face mask and a reflective vest stole a Brownsville hotel worker’s cellphone and ring at gunpoint, police said early Tuesday.

The crook walked into the lobby of the Hotel Hashtag on East 98th Street near East New York Avenue around 7:35 a.m. Monday and started chatting up a 34-year-old worker at the front desk, eventually asking to use her cellphone, authorities said.