We happened to spot this old sign on a new-ish gate at the Surrogate’s Court on Adams Street in Brooklyn.

Despite our 30 years in Brooklyn, we don’t recall ever seeing any signs that were issued by the Department of Traffic — or ever even hearing about the Department of Traffic — so we assumed that this old sign was an ancient relic from Roman times (before the end of the Republic), back when centurions used to block the driveways to the courts with their horses and Germanic slaves.

We can only hope that this sign isn’t up because it has been stuck in probate all these years…  ZING!

*We’ve emailed Kevin Walsh from Forgotten NY who informed us the sign is likely a prior to 1975 sign.