Manhattan, NY – Central Park Benches at Risk Due to Madoff Name on Plaques

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    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.


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    “”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. :/

    dame edna
    dame edna
    15 years ago

    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?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    if they remove them, can i buy the plaques as a souvenir?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    they should sell the benches and pay some of the victims back

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    Well, now that they publicized it, I’m sure they’ll be defaced.

    meni
    meni
    15 years ago

    Name it madof victims memorial

    Eli
    Eli
    15 years ago

    If you read between the lines in this article, this is basically an invitation to vandalize these benches.

    nypd camera station 57942
    nypd camera station 57942
    15 years ago

    there is a nypd camera facing the bench area so use caution

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    15 years ago

    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.

    robroy560
    robroy560
    15 years ago

    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.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    Those plaques cost $25,000 each