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City removes, set to scrap giant LES bench

A bench fit for a giant that piqued the curiosity of Lower East Side residents is no longer perched on the median where it mysteriously appeared earlier this week.

The Department of Transportation unbolted Wednesday the 8-foot bench from the cement strip at Houston and Suffolk Streets.

Now the owner has 48 hours to claim the wobbly art installation--or it will be scrapped.

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