Feds Order NYC To Change Every Single Street Sign

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New Yorkers outraged as bureaucrats order city to change lettering on every single street sign

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I'm so glad we have a centralized federal government with ingenuous bureaucrats to save us from the horrors of upper-case street signs.

Personally I think the ALL CAPS signs are clearer to read anyway.

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This, of course, has a profound impact on interstate commerce, and is therefor within the purview of Congress.

New York City spans two different states (New York and Connecticut), and roads are the transportation network that bring things from one state to the next.  Honestly, I can't think of a more cut-and-dried case of interstate commerce than this.

This has noting to do with regulating interstate commerce. Interstate commerce can take place just fine with the uppercase font signs that New Yorkers are quite used to by now. And NYC is not in Connecticut.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

This, of course, has a profound impact on interstate commerce, and is therefor within the purview of Congress.

New York City spans two different states (New York and Connecticut), and roads are the transportation network that bring things from one state to the next.  Honestly, I can't think of a more cut-and-dried case of interstate commerce than this.

Make that three states; you forgot New Jersey as part of the Greater NYC area.

I didn't forget, but this order only applies to New York City, not to its metropolitan area.

New York City is located entirely in the state of New York.

Yes, but the fact is NYC has a vast metropolitan area; 19 million people live in commuting distance.

I like the altered sign design. It's more friendly and less stark.

That doesn't fit New York's personality anyway. The quaint new signs look more appropriate for a sleepy suburb in Connecticut than for NYC.