A slight digression this week from the normal neon fare to visit upon another threatened icon of the New York Landscape.  Over at the Pier...

Of all the old signs in New York, the big rooftop spectaculars facing out over New York Harbor have always held a particular fascination f...

It might not feel much like springtime in New York, but with Easter Sunday nigh upon us, the time seems right for an homage to those most ...

The City of New York issued exactly 3,400 permits for illuminated signs in Manhattan in the year 1933, according to records housed downtown ...

Look closely at 19th-century photos of the city streets and you'll see the ancestors of today's neon and LED signs there in the sep...

The big GE signs over 30 Rock always struck me as a bit of a mis-match for the art deco skyscraper on which they perched.  Whether their su...

S. & G. Gross, a pawn shop at 486 Eighth Avenue (just above Penn Station), always ranks highly on my list of favorite places in town.  ...