Subway font fiasco!

I saw these very strange-looking “Do Not Lean on Door” decals on the subway some time ago, featuring some bizarre inconsistent typography, and Gothamist got to the bottom of it.

"Do Not Lean" decal

Says an MTA spokesman:

We did have a recent problem with a car builder who took it upon themselves to manufacture and apply subway car decals without the prior approval of NYC Transit. The cars were delivered to NYC Transit with the wrong decals. They have since been instructed not to do so going forward, and those that were applied in error will be replaced with NYC Transit approved and manufactured decals.