Beeps spar over ‘Welcome to Bronx’ sign error
BY JENNA BAGCAL
Eagle-eyed drivers coming
into the Bronx on the Whitestone
Bridge may have caught a glimpse
of an error on the “Welcome to the
Bronx” sign before Wednesday
morning, Jan. 26.
The blunder, fi rst reported by
NY1, listed Queens Borough President
Donovan Richards’ name instead
of Bronx Borough President
Vanessa Gibson and was a hot
topic on local Twitter threads —
with many, including the two BPs,
sharing jokes about the road sign.
“Being the BP of by far the best
borough in NYC comes with an
understanding that everyone always
has #Queens on their mind.
It’s natural,” Richards wrote in a
tweet Wednesday morning.
“I know it’s been a rough couple
of weeks in the Bronx, but
y’all didn’t have to get rid of me
already. We’re trying!” the Bronx
BP jokingly tweeted at the Department
of Transportation (DOT).
Gibson was elected the Bronx
Borough President in November
2021 and assumed the role in
January 2022. Prior to that, she
served as both a City Council
member and Assembly member
in the Bronx.
Richards doubled down on
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson got into a playful back-and-forth on Twitter following a
road sign error on Jan. 26. Photo Carlotta Mohammed | Photo courtesy Vanessa Gibson’s offi ce
the borough pride, saying that although
the Bronx was the birthplace
of hip-hop music, it was
Queens that “perfected” the music
genre, producing legends like
Nas, LL Cool J and a Tribe Called
Quest.
After serving as a Queens
City Council member, Richards
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was again sworn in as the
Queens borough president in
January 2022 for a full four-year
term, following a year of serving
in the role.
Gibson retorted, saying that
Bronx-bred rappers like Fat Joe
and Remy Ma “might have to disagree.”
After some fun sparring between
the BPs, Richards ultimately
conceded that the “outer
boroughs are the best boroughs,”
to which Gibson agreed.
“I could not agree more, and
I look forward to working with
you colleague in bringing much
needed attention and recognition
to our boroughs,” Gibson said.
“All love always!”
A DOT spokesperson told the
Bronx Times that the sign was replaced
Wednesday morning.
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