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View Larger Map Robber shows knife to get $$ A Jersey City gas station attendant was robbed at knifepoint by a man who walked up to his booth and asked for a pack of gum early yesterday morning, officials said. At 5 a.m., officers responding to the gas station at 3130 Kennedy Blvd. met the 60-year-old victim, who said the robber got $140 to $160 before running away east on Route 139, reports said. The attendant said the man asked for a pack of gum, handed him some change, and then took out a silver knife and demanded money, reports said. The robber was described as being about 6 foot and wearing a gray hoodie and gray pants, reports said. The victim said the robber walked out of the gas station mini-mart before pulling the knife on him, reports said. Police are reviewing surveillance video inside and outside the mini-mart, reports said. Anyone with information on the armed robbery is asked to call the Jersey City police tip line at (201) 547-JAIL. MICHAELANGELO CONTE