Manhattan, NY – Four benches in New York’s Central Park honoring disgraced Wall Street executive Bernard Madoff could be targeted by vandals, area residents say.
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“I think someone will absolutely vandalize these if they realize they’re connected to him,” said teacher Julie Rotondi, 27, who saw the Madoff plaques on four benches in Central Park.
“It’s only a matter of time, and everyone hates him.”
The benches, near the East 67th Street entrance, were donated by Madoff and his family years ago “in memory” of his parents and his wife’s parents.
Pete Gleason, an ex-cop and firefighter now running for City Council, said, “How long is it going to take for us to rid ourselves of the scourge of the Madoff name? The city should absolutely take these plaques down.”
Angela Monzakitis, 33, said, “They should rename them after the families that have been affected by” Madoff’s fraud.
“”I think someone will absolutely vandalize these if they realize they’re connected to him,” said teacher Julie Rotondi, 27″
Well if we didn’t realize before, we realize that after this article. Smart move, publishing it. :/
i wish i would have known.. i would have been carting those suckers off in no time….can you imagine how much they would be worth on ebay?
if they remove them, can i buy the plaques as a souvenir?
they should sell the benches and pay some of the victims back
Well, now that they publicized it, I’m sure they’ll be defaced.
Name it madof victims memorial
If you read between the lines in this article, this is basically an invitation to vandalize these benches.
there is a nypd camera facing the bench area so use caution
I’m sure the NYPD has at least 3 SWAT teams on full alert to prevent any unauthorized plaque removals, so proceed with extreme caution.
Normally I do not condone violence or desstruction of property. But man, would I love to have a huge bonfire with these. Of course they may not burn, depending on the material.
Or we could hurl those plaques through their penthouse windows.
Those plaques cost $25,000 each