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Someone Stole A Piano In The Bronx, Have You Seen It?
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Jen Carlson
Published Jun 29, 2011
Modified Jun 29, 2011
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Photo of one of the pianos (not stolen), via Electric Pixel's Flickr
The 88 pop-up pianos that have been around town for a couple of weeks will be removed on July 2nd, but one of them has already gone missing. Shocking, truly, that a brightly colored piano sitting outside in the city would be susceptible to theft. The Daily News reports that the (allegedly 500-lb!) upright piano in Williamsbridge Oval Park, in the Bronx, vanished sometime on Sunday evening. At press time, it's unclear if this guy has been questioned.
Sing for Hope's Emily Walsh told the paper, "It completely disappeared. It looks like somebody took it. We're very sad for the community." A volunteer explained that while the original plan was to keep it inside a locked court, the legs began to buckle during transport so she left it in an unlocked area, thinking, "I'll just leave it here, because who would steal a piano?" Well, it did have wheels!
The piano was meant to be donated to a Bronx charter school after Saturday. While the pianos have been vandalized (both this year and last), this is the first piano to be stolen.
UPDATE: The Friends of Oval Park will be replacing the piano!
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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