NYC Pulling Down 'Don't Honk' Signs New York City's "Don't Honk" signs are coming down, but it's still against the law to blow a car horn unnecessarily. The city Department of Transportation says all the signs will be removed by the end of the year. According to The New York Times (http://nyti.ms/117Avza), city officials say the decision is part of an effort to de-clutter the streets of signs that generally go ignored. Unnecessary honking carries a $350 fine but is rarely enforced. The DOT says complaints about honking have declined 63 percent since 2008. But City Councilwoman Gale Brewer said in a letter to the DOT: "I can't tell you how many requests I get for 'no honking' signs." The signs were introduced during Mayor Ed Koch's administration.