Visibility up and down that block has been greatly reduced with the construction fence and the parked trucks - and the sidewalk on the opposite side is so poorly lit.

Wish they'd brighten that corner up a bit during construction.

There must have been two muggings that night near that same area. One instance I heard that the guy got away with the bag. In the other, he was chased down and he threw the bag before he got away. The first was at Jersey/2nd. The other Erie/Bay.

Anthony J. Machcinski/The Jersey Journal

Police are searching for a man they say robbed a woman of her purse at Erie and Bay streets in Jersey City late Sunday night, police reports state.

The victim told police she was on the corner of Bay and Erie streets at 11:32 p.m. Sunday when a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt approached her, reports state.

The man showed her a knife and said, "give me all your money," reports state. The man then grabbed her purse, snatched it off of her and ran away, reports state.

The woman chased the man down, but lost sight of the man at the Villa Borinquen Apartment Complex on 4th and Manila streets, reports state.

Two witnesses said they saw the man changing clothes in the parking lot before leaving the area, reports state.

The man got away with the woman's purse, which contained her passport, a wallet with miscellaneous items and a debit card, reports state.

The man is described as having a thin-build, 5-feet-11-inches tall last seen wearing khaki pants and a black shirt, reports state. Anyone with information is asked to call (201) 547-JAIL.