New York City says no vay to 'Oy Vey' sign in Brooklyn on bridge to Manhattan (Fuhgeddaboudit)

AP ^ | Tue, Jan 20, 2004

[cyborg]

hehehehe (we only hope)

[Clemenza]

A more appropriate sign for Brooklyn in the year 2004 would be: Wuz up my Nigga?

Aint it hysterical how kids of all races are now calling eachother "Nigga?" At least that's how it is here in "America's Fourth Largest City."

[cyborg]

LOL oh well... I give up. (wish I thought of putting that word to music and making $$$$$)

[Clemenza]

More on the subject from the New York Press:

In 2002, Brooklyn Borough Pres. Marty Markowitz inaugurated a program with the DOT that attempted to infuse "Welcome to Brooklyn" signs with a little Brooklyn attitude.

Soon the new road signs began dotting various bridges and off ramps. "Welcome to Brooklyn: Believe the Hype!" read one. "Welcome to Brooklyn: How Sweet it Is!" read another.

The DOT rejected Markowitz’ plan to erect a "Leaving Brooklyn: Fugheddaboudit" sign, out of fear that it would offend Italians, but Markowitz put it up anyway. This week it was announced that the DOT had likewise rejected his proposed "Leaving Brooklyn: Oy Vey!" signs for the Manhattan-bound lanes of the Williamsburg Bridge.

We think the problem here is that the borough president is being too exclusionary. Brooklyn, after all, is a melting pot containing all sorts of thin-skinned cultures, each of which deserves its own stereotype-confirming slogan emblazoned across a "Welcome to Brooklyn" sign. Here are a few ideas Markowitz might want to consider for the future:

Welcome to Brooklyn: Ah, so! With three you get soda!

Welcome to Brooklyn: Undele, undele! Arriva, arriva!

Welcome to Brooklyn: Shit be lookin’ good, yo!

Welcome to Brooklyn: This is not a lending library.

Welcome to Brooklyn: They’re always after me Lucky Charms!

Welcome to Brooklyn: Sieg Heil!

Welcome to Brooklyn: My friend, Allah is the only God (appropriate for where Clemenza lives).

Or perhaps Markowitz would do best to rely on something a bit more universal: Welcome to Brooklyn: F-ck You.

[clintonh8r]

I just found this thread while doing a search. Does anybody have a picture of the HUBBA-HUBBA sign that used to be on the bridge in New Orleans?

Thanks!