Both of these signs mark the front of the HSBC taking over the southwest corner of 9th and 2nd, which used to host a Max Brenner, and before that a Japanese place that never took off because the chef died right before it opened, and before that a Starbucks, which for no apparent reason moved across the street.
Since you can't bring a gun into New York City, period, it kind of goes without saying that you can't bring one into a bank, no matter how redundant the branch (there are other HSBCs at Broadway & 9th, 1st & 14th, and USQ, not to mention dueling 2nd Ave Chases on St. Marks and 10th St, plus another at Astor Place).
If you're an armed robber, this sign probably won't phase you. But this shitty, hand-drawn “Closed” sign should stop you dead in your tracks. If this branch can't even afford a decent “Closed” sign, you should just walk the few extra blocks and rob a less impoverished HSBC (Broadway & 9th, 1st & 14th, or USQ, or since you clearly don't have a banking preference just rob the Chase on St. Marks, 10th, or Astor Place).
There's also an Emigrant Bank, but I think you have to be of Irish descent to rob it.
