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New Etiquette Rules Posted Around The City
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Jen Carlson
Published Sep 8, 2011
Modified Sep 8, 2011
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The latest etiquette signs from artist Jayshells have officially made their way to the streets of New York, currently instructing passerby on Bleecker Street, Astor Place, and in Times Square on how to be good citizens.
The signs say: "Pay Attention While Walking (Your Facebook Status Update Can Wait)," "Don't Flick Your Butts on the Ground," "Pull Up Your Pants" and "Clean Up After Your Horse" (which is specifically directed at the NYPD). Jay tells us that he'll be putting the signs up "in many other places" tonight and Sunday, and that Jason "two on 10th and 42nd already got snatched."
What other http://gothamist.com/tags/etiquette">etiquette signs do we need? These anti-spitting posters sure were charming.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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