City installs ‘Hello, Gorgeous!’ sign on Brooklyn Bridge — but few get the reference

Source: New York Post

Hello who? A new sign declaring “Hello, Gorgeous!” on the Brooklyn Bridge is welcoming folks to Manhattan — but nobody seems to get the reference. The slogan is a shout-out to Barbra Streisand’s first line in the 1968 movie “Funny Girl,” in which she plays a rising Broadway star, officials said. 3 The slogan, chosen by Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, is a shout-out to Barbra Streisand’s first line in the 1968 movie “Funny Girl.