Sad Panda's Gone Missing!

Photos by Justin Schultz

Terrible news everyone: Sad Panda has gone missing. A reader sent us these disturbing images of a Wall Street with no mascot. His usual stomping grounds have been checked out, but he's nowhere to be found. One concerned citizen even put up a missing poster.

There's still hope, people, maybe he just got too hot in that panda outfit. Maybe he took his earnings and went on a much-deserved vacation. After all, last time we saw him he was so happy.

Have you seen Sad Panda? Please let us know. The last photograph of him we could track down was taken on July 4th.

Contact the author of this article or email tips@gothamist.com with further questions, comments or tips.

By Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on July 17, 2009 10:10 AM

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the3rdbridge

He and Times Square Elmo have run away to Mexico together.

NannyState

"We have the Panda.

Do not call the police.

Do not alert the press.

We will have further instructions later."

Wza

http://www.facebook.com/sadpandanyc#/sadpandanyc?v=wall&viewas=1200286117

Teddie Boy Eddie

Maybe Dash Snow was the Sad Panda.

Spirit of 76

Yeah, right. He wished he was so creative.

sasso

stop talking about this retarded panda.

how many posts do there need to be about it?

New York can't really be that boring that there's nothing more interesting to talk about? can it?

at least you got your exclamation point in there though!

whitecastlerock

I thought Bernie Madoff was the official mascot of Wall Street

matty

Someone HAS to make a comic strip about Sad Panda.

Steven

Sad Panda could be on vacation. It is July and the summer after all.

famdoc

I'm with snickerdoodle on this one. I work in a building adjacent to the Bowling Green and see the so-called Sad Panda every day. I'm afraid he does nothing to add to the atmosphere of the neighborhood. He's just there to take handouts from the hapless tourists who are photographing the testicles of the charging bull. I am also suspicious of the missing poster.

snickerdoodle

One concerned citizen even put up a missing poster.

No doubt the "concerned citizen" was sad panda just trying to promote himself.

Seriously, is this the dumbest thing an attention whore like "sad panda" and it's publicity machine Gothamist, can do?

Somebody please do the kind, NYC thing and shoot him.

valeriob

Why are you so negative about a playful Gothamist blog topic?

It's not that serious.

waterbird7

Downtown Alliance dude said he's on vacation in Shanghai and will return in October...

?

I hope so.

He deserves to be happy.

Spirit of 76

Maybe he found himself a cute girl panda and decided to settle down. You know how pandas don't like to have public displays of affection.