Sign Shop
NYC DOT’s Sign Shop creates the street signs installed throughout the five boroughs of New York City. These signs serve a variety of purposes, including curbside parking regulations, intersection control signs, guide signs, and street names signs.
Limited Sign Releases
Be on the lookout every month for our limited sign releases for a chance to purchase an NYC DOT sign commemorating a special event, street, or even a custom never released sign!
All limited signs are made at our Sign Shop by the staff that are responsible for creating the signs you see throughout our city every day.
Limited signs are available via the NYC City Store in limited quantities and for a limited time.
Let us know what sign you’d like us to drop next!
SOLD OUT: 'Beastie Boys Square' Sign
The 'Beastie Boys Square' street sign hangs at the corner of Ludlow and Rivington streets in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. This corner was featured on the iconic cover of Paul’s Boutique, the second studio album released by the Beastie Boys on July 25, 1989. A ceremonial street co-naming in September 2023 dubbed the intersection 'Beastie Boys Square'.
Previous Limited Drop Sign Releases
SOLD OUT: Christopher Street Stonewall Place Sign
On June 1, 1989, 20 years after the Stonewall Riots, the City of New York declared Christopher Street between Waverly Place and Seventh Avenue South as Stonewall Place.
The Christopher Street Stonewall Place Sign was released in June 2024.
How Signs are Made
NYC DOT maintains about one million signs citywide. The NYC DOT Sign Shop located in Maspeth, Queens produces over 70,000 signs a year.
Hover over the picture below to click through various images from the Sign Shop.
Watch our Instagram Reel for a behind the scenes look at how the sign shop creates signs.