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"I think someone will absolutely vandalize these if they realize they're connected to him," Rotondi said.
"It's only a matter of time and everyone hates him."
Former police officer Pete Gleason called for the removal of the plaques that were placed on the benches to honor a donation from Madoff's family years ago.
"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," Gleason said to the Post.
Madoff, former Nasdaq stock exchange chairman, is facing 150 years in prison for conducting a Ponzi scheme that cost investors billions of dollars.