Post by Felix on Sept 28, 2010 13:00:42 GMT -5
From the New York Post:
Nine years after his death, punk legend Joey Ramone has gone to an even higher place.
The ceremonial street sign placed in his honor at the corner of Bowery and East Second Street had to be raised a full eight feet because thieving fans kept snatching it, city officials told The Post.
"Joey Ramone Place" is perhaps the most stolen of the 250,900 street signs in New York, according to the Department of Transportation, which recently asked contractors to install the sign for the fourth time since 2003.
Read more: www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/joey_high_note_XssyHN1x59AXMUzDVbAVkM#ixzz10qemvTGE