Gothamist, 7/17/2009

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.

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New York Magazine, 5/21/2009

Now, we’ve compiled several of them into a slideshow chronicling our obsession — and ultimate disillusionment — with the world’s saddest bear.

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Gothamist, 3/26/2009

“He was carrying a Duane Reade bag and kept his head hung low as he walked amongst the humans. Aw, depression era panda[.]“

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The New York Post, 2/5/2009

“Though it may have been unintentional, the pouting panda served as a more fitting symbol of the city’s financial distress…”

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