Pickleball players return to Riverside Park courts after vandal repeatedly cuts nets
An unknown vandal recently caused about $2,800 in damage at pickleball courts in Riverside Park on Manhattan’s Upper West Side by slashing nets and absconding with equipment on multiple occasions when no one could stop him, according to police and parks officials.
“Someone wants to take away our fun,” said Mei King, a 55-year-old who plays at the courts at 110th Street, between matches on Friday afternoon. A spokesperson for the NYPD said there were currently no suspects while the investigation continues. One pickleball player, Eduardo Valentin, said the slashing of the nets first started about six weeks ago and was discovered when people showed up to play.. The Riverside Park courts, which are about a year old, are heavily used: On Friday, dozens of players were there as the sound of plastic balls being hit and laughter could be heard from a hundred yards away.
Sam Pilcer said the man seemed to have been on a “bender or something all night.” “I don't attribute it to anything more malicious than that,” he said.
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