Behind the Signs: A Look at the DOT Sign Shop

There are more than two million signs in New York City. Ever wonder where they come from? Many are made by DOT's in-house sign shop based in Maspeth, Queens. This crew of 22 employees fabricate 9,000-12,000 signs a month, ranging from large highway signs down to Alternate Side Parking signs. Learn more about this crucial aspect of keeping NYC moving.

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[TheMusketITuckedIt]

All of NYC's signs are made by just 22 people in Queens! I'll remember that the next time I find myself stealing a street sign lol

[nightatnight]

This video was produced very well. Was it produced in-house?

[catokeeffe]

The accents make this even more awesome!

[Kriston Lewis]

DEATH TO CLEARVIEW

[Alex Duran]

only here because of devour.com

[alexandersalamander6]

Feel like ti should be called, "reading the signs"

[cvunit]

ummm theres gotta to be a easyer way to do it..

[Dimitrios Papagiannis]

Bro who was the guy that invented the "Don't even think of parking here" sign I love that guy.

[Jason LeCompte]

In Texas they use prisoners to make the signs. Interesting that elsewhere its a paid job.

[denimglen]

Yup, looks like a really light coloured direct emulsion. If you pause at 1.30 you can see where they've scraped the excess emulsion out to the edge of the frame.