Citibank

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver asked the guard at Citibank: ‘Do you ever get tired of saying “I don’t know” when people ask if they can withdraw more money than their account has?’ The guard smiled and replied, ‘Not really. It’s like my own little game—see how many times I can say it today.’ The delivery driver laughed and said, ‘Next time someone asks for an impossible withdrawal, maybe just tell them there’s a power outage in Manhattan.’

2. At night, when everyone had left, an employee heard a strange humming coming from inside the vault. Curious, they investigated and found nothing but an old tape recorder playing a loop of classical music. Curious, they opened it slowly—and out popped an ancient parrot, croaking out ‘Let there be light!’ before settling back into its cage, leaving behind only a dusty note reading: “Sorry for the inconvenience, I was just checking if the power’s still on.”

3. Have you heard why some people avoid walking past Citibank after dark? On a quiet Monday evening, a neighbor wondered aloud: ‘I bet that building is haunting its own ATM!’ Our neighbor insisted it was because the ghost liked free money too much and kept trying to withdraw cash from the machine. A delivery driver even claimed he saw an old gentleman in a tweed suit waving his hand through the glass, muttering, 'Come on, just one more time!' But when a regular tried to take a picture, all they got was a blurry reflection of themselves—nothing supernatural at all.

4. In the early hours of one foggy morning, a Citibank security camera captured something unusual—a small, shiny object rolling across the parking lot. As it approached the entrance, the guard leaned in closer to his monitor, puzzled. ‘What on earth is that?’ he muttered. Turned out it was just a loose change purse from a delivery driver who’d forgotten it earlier. The next day, everyone joked about the bank’s new night-time janitor—an adorable little coin vacuum.’