Not that anyone who knows anything about Brooklyn politics would have bet against this hondler, but, almost two years after Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz first proposed the idea, he's finally getting his way. The city's Department of Transportation two weeks ago approved a sign now posted on the Williamsburg Bridge, directed at Manhattan-bound drivers: "Leaving Brooklyn; Oy Vey!"

The Borscht Belt shtick is charming, of course. But we can also think of better uses for our tax dollars. So let's just count our blessings that LaGuardia and Kennedy are in Queens. Otherwise, it'd just be a matter of time until "And Boy Are My Arms Tired" billboards.

Thanks. We'll be here all week.

'Oy Vey' Traffic Sign Goes Up in Brooklyn [Newsday]

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