Willy (the Actor) Sutton being arraigned at police headquarters, after robbing the old Manufacturers-Trust Co. on March 9th, 1950 located  at 47-11 Queens Boulevard. At the time of the robbery Willy locked up the bank manager in the vault with 17 employees, along with Sunnyside Postman Nicholas Sudano who by his bad luck and timing came into the bank with his mail delivery. The bank manager was Bob Hoffmann who was the organizer of the Sunnyside Chambers of Commerce and its first President. 
(photograph donated to the Chamber by Tom Cullen Jr.)  
        (Circa 1950).