Sign beret Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025A fake traffic sign with a red beret is shown in Grasemere Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025.(Courtesy: Nancy Wetzel)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — City officials said Tuesday that they’ll take down a series of fake street signs that have popped up around the Island from imprecise origins.

A Department of Transportation spokesperson said the agency would be taking down the illegal street signs that look like a yellow traffic sign with a red beret in the middle.

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