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Yo Or Oy? Iconic Brooklyn Bridge Park Statue Arrives On Williamsburg Waterfront

The iconic YO/OY sign that once sat in Brooklyn Bridge Park has now arrived in Williamsburg, the artist announced.

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — It’s time for Williamsburg to ponder, ‘I am’ or, ‘Oy vey’?

Brooklyn Bridge Park’s icon OY/YO sign has been installed on the Williamsburg waterfront, the artist announced on Tuesday.

Sculptor Deborah Kass posted three photos of her big, yellow sign — which sat in Brooklyn Bridge Park between 2015 and 2016 — arriving in Williamsburg Waterfront Piers on Monday and Tuesday.

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“She has arrived,” the artist wrote.

She has arrived #OYYO #nycferry #nycparks #paulkasmingallery ##publicart ##sculpture #brandnewgallery
A post shared by Deborah Kass (@debkass) on Jul 10, 2017 at 6:30am PDT
#OYYO #publicart #sculpture #brandnewgallery #brandnewgallerymilan
A post shared by Deborah Kass (@debkass) on Jul 10, 2017 at 7:32am PDT
Hello gorgeous! #OYYO
A post shared by Deborah Kass (@debkass) on Jul 12, 2017 at 5:23am PDT

The enigmatic sculpture famously presents its Brooklyn viewers with a puzzle of perspective — does it claim “I am” in Spanish or “Woe is me” in Yiddish?

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Williamsburg residents hoping to solve the riddle can find the big, yellow OY/YO at The Edge Park near North Sixth Street, according to Brownstoner.

While Kass’ followers responded to her posts mostly with excitement, one Instagram user had a point of criticism.

“They're putting the Y on the wrong side,” Jeremyadams2410 wrote.

He clearly knows something this reporter does not.


Header photo courtesy of GoogleMaps/Aug. 2014

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