Here's another one to file under "new york, why is cool". A series of signs running in the subway tunnel that connects the Port Authority station to Times Square is actually
art commissioned by the transit authority. The signs are all short phrases that, when read in order, say: "Overworked/So tired/If Late/Get Fired/Why bother/Why the Pain/ Just get up/Do it again." and then the last sign is a picture of a bed with the sheets pulled down, just waiting. I can imagine these signs would make me quite angry during a bleary-eyed morning commute, but if I were an artist who got my jollies mocking the 9 to 5-ers I'd do the exact same thing.