What Does “Post No Bills” Mean? NYC Sign That’s Been Ignored
You’ve walked past it a hundred times without stopping to think about it. Stenciled in bold black letters across a stretch of raw plywood on the sidewalk — POST NO BILLS. It’s everywhere in New York City, and almost nobody actually listens to it. Here’s the full story of the most disobeyed sign in the five boroughs, and why I turned it into a t-shirt. It starts in the 1800s — when walls were the internet To truly understand the “Post No Bills” sign, you first need to travel back to a time before digital feeds, billboards, and banner ads.…