Please don't piss or urinate here

"please do not piss in this property. do not urinate. thank you" ... spotted off Union Square. Photo by Marisa Gertz via La Dee Dah, where she has a fine collection of Urban Etiquette Signs.

Even an empty 34 Avenue A is upsetting neighbors

34 Avenue A has been focal point for criticism since Aces & Eights opened in the spring of 2009... Then, of course, came the drama with the various restaurant-bar-performance space proposals... In August, "for rent" signs went up here.

On Saturday morning, Dave on 7th spotted the following Urban Etiquette Sign outside 34 Avenue A... (EV Grieve reader Matt also sent us photos ...)

So what's going on? Debra Stelnik, a broker for Coldwell Banker, told me this weekend via email that the space is still for lease.

If the noise came from the tenants upstairs, then you'd think the sign leaver would have placed the note to the left on their entrance... Theories? Ideas?

In any event, here is the rental info for the main floor and basement...

My dear neighbor. We by all means shall all be delighted if you would consider refraining from enjoying the roof upon further request

A fine Urban Etiquette Sign courtesy of Sy on 5th Street ... who discovered this on Fifth Street between Second Avenue and the Bowery this afternoon.

Neighbors leave first Urban Etiquette Sign for UCBeast

Three weeks have passed since the Upright Citizens Brigade opened up their new theater/comedy club at Third Street and Avenue A...

And we have our first noise complaint, spotted on the East Third Street side...

In part, "Look around you. There are apartment buildings with people trying to get a few hours sleep. Start being a good neighbor and tell to those people to keep their voices down and stop blocking the sidewalk."

Well, this has quickly turned into a comedy of manners. (Offt!)

Today in passive-aggressive notes on East Fourth Street

We watched the woman place this on the door of 234 E. Fourth St. between Avenue A and Avenue B (Madonna's old building!) earlier this evening ... "To the guys that applauded my parking job (you live on the top floor). Thank you! It totally made my day — I had a really long day at work!"

Today in dog poop etiquette signs

East Fifth Street near the Bowery.

A note for the person who bled all over the stairs

EV Grieve reader Marisa found this instant classic Urban Etiquette Sign at the top of the stairs of a Second Avenue apartment building... As you can see, someone is bleeding all over the stairs and not remembering to clean it up (with bleach).

Is this too much to ask?

[For more photos and what not, visit her Tumblr here]

And now, a word from the East Fifth St. Tree Committee

Between First Avenue and Second Avenue.

Photo by Bobby Williams.

A note about feeding the rats on East 10th Street

EV Grieve reader Ann noticed this sign in the dirt on East 10th Street just east of Third Avenue.... As she notes," I don't know if the corn was being fed to the rats ... it also looks like it's holding the sign down. Confusing!" True!

An epic Plant Thief sign

EV Grieve reader John Iz spotted this instant classic Urban Etiquette Sign at the 6th & B Garden ...

An Urban Etiquette Stoop Sign

We spotted this Urban Etiquette Sign recently under a sidewalk shed on the tree-lined 10th Street between Second Avenue and Third Avenue (AKA, Central Village)...

Perhaps the sign worked, because we spotted this fellow taking a nap a few stoops away...

Noted

Urban Etiquette Sign spotted on East Second Street the other day.

Today in pleasant requests outside the Beagle

From Dave on 7th... at the former Orologio space on Avenue A... now home to the Beagle.

In other words, no squealing or woo-wooing

Just noting the modified Urban Etiquette Chalkboard Sign outside the newly relocated Momofuku Milk Bar on East 13th Street.

Bonus flashback to last week!

Yo landlord!

We spotted a classic Urban Etiquette Sign under the gate at the coming-soon Upright Citizens Brigade on East Third Street ...

It's about the air conditioning unit. "Please have this piece of crap repaired, replaced or turn it off!"

Signed by "the people that live here and have to listen to that crappy A/C"

A letter for the 'mail delivery person'

Over on East Fourth Street, there seems to be an issue with leaving mail for a building. There may be a new key for the building, one which the mail carrier doesn't seem to have now. But residents insist that the same key will work!

This sign sent along by Jeremy sums it up...

However, if you read the fine print, the "mail person" disagrees, writing that "you will get your mail when I get a key." And just to show that the mail person isn't nuts, he or she has a witness! "The guy in the restaurant saw me try the key. It doesn't work." But, but... just turn the key upside down!

In any event, building residents haven't received any mail this week... Can another urban etiquette note be far behind?

A vintage East Village Urban Etiquette Sign

On East First Street circa 1997. By rollingrck via Flickr.

Today in New Year's Eve etiquette

'Illegal activities' on 13th Street roof prompt police attention and a so-so urban etiquette sign

13th Street near Avenue A.

Flowers stolen, Christmas ruined?

You may have seen this Epic Urban Etiquette Sign over at Melanie's... anyway, here we are on Ninth Street between First Avenue and Avenue A...



...where a 4-year-old has to learn the harsh realities of stealing....



...and there's an addendum.



Plant thief, redeem yourself!