I Love New York

I Love New York (or I ♥ NY) is the name of an advertising campaign to promote tourism in New York state and New York City since the 1970s. The logo, designed by Milton Glaser, has appeared most prominently on bumper stickers and T-shirts, while the song of the same name has featured in many commercials and the eighth Friday the 13th movie.

In the mid-1980s, Kermit the Frog appeared in a commercial with Kitty Carlisle to promote the arts.

References[]

• Scooter is shown to have an "I Love N.Y." sticker on his wall in "Six String Orchestra" in episode 417 of The Muppet Show.

• Oscar the Grouch and Osvaldo, el Gruñón sing the campaign jingle in Episode 1325 of Sesame Street.

• The logo appears several times in The Muppets Take Manhattan, including on a poster at the bus terminal, on Animal's t-shirt, a button on the desk of a secretary at The Winesop Theatrical Agency, stickers on bus terminal lockers, and a mug on a desk at Mad Ave Advertising.

• A soda cup with the logo is seen on a backstage table before "Nearly Missed" in Elmopalooza.

• The Boss uses a mug labelled with the post-9/11 variation, "I ♥ NY More Than Ever" in It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie.

• Pepe the King Prawn wears a T-shirt with the logo during the opening number to the 2016 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

See also[]

• Just Ask the Locals
• New York City Family Ambassadors