NYC building's quirky signs could be painted over with trendy Fendi ads: 'An architectural crime'

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NYC building's quirky signs could be painted over with trendy Fendi ads: 'An architectural crime'
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Tribeca residents are fresco-fretting over the fate of quirky paintings on the side of a historic building that the owners want to replace with trendy Fendi ads

“We’d sue if we had the means, but too many other lawsuits going,” she told The Post. “But if someone in Tribeca wants to finance the suit, we’ll manage it.” There are two faded signs on the buildingm one saying “Brush up business with paint paste paper and push” and the other depicting a giant hand holding a paint brush. They’ve been there for decades although no one’s quite sure for how long, and they appear to advertise a business of some kind.they have all these great little paintings,” said Megan O’Neil, a fashion designer who has worked out of Tribeca for 15 years and called plans to paint over the old signs “s—ty.

The move gave locals an opening to keep up the fight but it also handed developers a second shot at replacing the signs.

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