What's the meaning of the plaque on this Central park bench?

April 12, 2008 10:30 PM

What's up with this Central Park bench plaque?
posted by AnyGuelmann to grab bag (2 comments total)

Here's an interesting article. It doesn't give a direct answer, but it sounds like the bench-adopter can have the plaque say whatever they want, and it probably is just personal to that individual.

MTI1998 sounds like initials and a date (of death?) of course. I have no clue what the other number might be.
posted by Fuzzy Skinner at 11:20 PM on April 12, 2008

I can't find anything on numbering conventions, but could it be a police badge number? My google searches just turned up infuriating posts by police officers about "professional courtesy" and "discretion."
posted by the christopher hundreds at 1:29 AM on April 13, 2008