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Vote for the new license plates... (Original Post) TreasonousBastard Aug 2019 OP
1st or 2nd are the best, IMHO Sanity Claws Aug 2019 #1
I went for #2. TreasonousBastard Aug 2019 #2
That's what I decided on too Sanity Claws Aug 2019 #3
So did I. I just didn't like when they went back to the orange and blue ones Rhiannon12866 Aug 2019 #14
I went with #5 whistler162 Aug 2019 #7
They'll look funny on my PA car................ Throck Aug 2019 #4
New York has too many designs already PJMcK Aug 2019 #5
DANG.... No Trump Tower whistler162 Aug 2019 #6
I vote for a combination of 2 and 4. BigmanPigman Aug 2019 #8
Number 5 got my vote. While I love the Statue Of Liberty... WePurrsevere Aug 2019 #9
I think it is now the Ario Cuomo bridge whistler162 Aug 2019 #11
Did they? That's actually funny! Lol To be honest... WePurrsevere Aug 2019 #12
The controversy is that they plan to replace the signs since they left out his middle initial Rhiannon12866 Aug 2019 #13
Replace them for lack of a middle initial? WePurrsevere Aug 2019 #15
Silly me! I first read the article about the missing middle initial right here on DU! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2019 #16
How many people will notice that they're not uniform... WePurrsevere Aug 2019 #17
E. Pluribus Unum (nt) NeoGreen Aug 2019 #10

Rhiannon12866

(222,373 posts)
14. So did I. I just didn't like when they went back to the orange and blue ones
Sun Aug 25, 2019, 03:19 AM
Aug 2019

They don't look good on most cars - depending on the color. I managed to keep my white and blue plate.

PJMcK

(22,892 posts)
5. New York has too many designs already
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 10:04 AM
Aug 2019

Some plates have navy blue numbers and letters on an orange background. Others have blue on white. Some older plates still have the Statue of Liberty on them. It’s weird.

BigmanPigman

(52,279 posts)
8. I vote for a combination of 2 and 4.
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 05:35 PM
Aug 2019

I want the Statue in the center. The torch is not easily readable at a distance. And I like symmetry.

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
9. Number 5 got my vote. While I love the Statue Of Liberty...
Tue Aug 20, 2019, 09:09 PM
Aug 2019

And the Mario Cuomo bridge is a lovely tribute to a great governor, there's a whole lot more to NY state than NYC and just outside it. The entire state is quite diverse in its beauty and rich in history and the 5th one reflects more that.






WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
12. Did they? That's actually funny! Lol To be honest...
Thu Aug 22, 2019, 09:18 PM
Aug 2019

I couldn't for the life of me figure out which bridge it was a pic of so I had to look it up. Since moving to the Seaway Valley I haven't been that far downstate in 20 or so years.

I really liked Mario as a governor and naming the bridge after him is cool but it's not that well known a landmark or all that great a representative of New York STATE.

Rhiannon12866

(222,373 posts)
13. The controversy is that they plan to replace the signs since they left out his middle initial
Sun Aug 25, 2019, 03:17 AM
Aug 2019

I never heard Mario Cuomo's middle initial before this...

WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
15. Replace them for lack of a middle initial?
Sun Aug 25, 2019, 12:35 PM
Aug 2019

I don't recall him being anything other than Governor Mario Cuomo either and I certainly don't think the cost to replace the signs at this point is worth it. At some point the signs will need to be replaced, they can add it then if they want to. geesh

Mario Cuomo certainly deserves a bridge named after him but having the bridge as our primary plate? I'd really prefer one that represents more of our beautiful state and its citizens.

Rhiannon12866

(222,373 posts)
16. Silly me! I first read the article about the missing middle initial right here on DU!
Mon Aug 26, 2019, 04:13 AM
Aug 2019

I liked that Governor Cuomo a lot too - and can't imagine that he'd support the cost of replacing signs because they left out his middle initial which I don't think most people knew anyway - apparently the point was to make sure that all the signs are "uniform..."

Signs need do-over for want of an 'M'
https://www.democraticunderground.com/106824843


WePurrsevere

(24,259 posts)
17. How many people will notice that they're not uniform...
Mon Aug 26, 2019, 08:25 AM
Aug 2019

Or truly care?

Most folks don't see what's flat out in front of their face so I doubt a lack of uniformity or lack of an 'M' would even be noticed at all by the vast majority.

If Cuomo wants a pool how about asking NYers if they want to spend tax dollars on fixing signs over this or not.

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