The Zebra is Back!

A large zebra that was missing from a traffic triangle in Greenacres has reappeared – as mysteriously as it disappeared. Pearl Stark of 47 Greenacres Avenue donated the large ceramic sculpture of a black and white striped zebra to adorn a newly planted traffic island across the street from her home. Stark lived on Greenacres Avenue since 1965 and moved away in August. She gave the zebra as a parting gift to the community as she wished to thank the neighborhood gardeners for providing a lovely vista from her front porch.

The zebra was placed in a corner of the triangular island on Saturday July 23 and peered out at drivers coming up from Colvin Road. Sometime before Tuesday morning July 26th, the zebra was stolen. Heartbroken neighbors posted signs asking for the zebra to be returned and filed a police report.

Their prayers were answered when the zebra returned on Wednesday August 17th. There were no witnesses to its departure and no one seems to know how it reappeared. Lt. Altizio at the Scarsdale Police Department was pleased to hear the zebra was back but had no idea how it got there. If anyone has a guess about what happened, please share your thoughts in the comments section below.