Signs need do-over for want of an 'M'

[TexasTowelie]

New York -- What's in a name? Or in the case of New York's new Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, what's not in it?

Roughly year-old signs for the long suburban bridge are being patched over because they don't bear the former governor's middle initial, the state Department of Transportation said Thursday.

Department spokesman Joseph Morrissey said it's being done "to ensure every sign reflects the official name of the new bridge" and make sure signs are uniform.

It's not immediately clear how many signs are involved or how much the fixes will cost. The Journal News first reported on them, pegging the number at dozens of signs.

Read more: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Signs-need-do-over-for-want-of-an-M-14308683.php
(Albany Times Union)


In this Aug. 1, 2019, photo, traffic passes under a sign for the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge on the New York State Thruway in Nyack, N.Y. The New York State Department of Transportation said Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019 that roughly year-old signs for the suburban bridge named after the former governor are being patched over because his middle initial is missing. (Peter Carr/The Journal News via AP)

[Rhiannon12866]

1. Were any of us ever aware of his middle name??

Somehow I don't think the good governor would approve of this wastefulness.

[TexasTowelie]

2. Just be grateful that his last name wasn't Muomo.

New York would have had the "3M Governor."

[BamaRefugee]

3. Just go back to the "Tappan Zee Bridge" a great name that had a ring to it.

[royable]

4. Just imagine how large the signs would have to be if

if the Governor's name was John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt

[TexasTowelie]

5. They would have to spill over into Connecticut. nt

[whistler162]

6. It would be a great honor since....

his name is my name to. Okay I will be that cruel....