Patriotic New York Tattoos

New York City is one of the most populated cities in the world. The city is on the frontline of many global movements, including art, fashion, finance and entertainment. New York has a number of famous popular landmarks, such as the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge and the Empire State Building. New Yorkers are very patriotic, and many New Yorkers boast tattoos of their favorite sports teams or landmarks. 

I ♥ NY

The “I love New York” logo was created in the 1970s by Milton Glaser to promote tourism in New York City. The emblem has found its way onto t-shirts, hats, hoodies, stickers and even into tattoo designs. The “I heart New York” tattoo below is a design based on Milton Glaser’s logo.

New York Yankees and Brooklyn Mets

Many New Yorkers are avid baseball fans. There is a huge amount of competition between New York Yankees fans and Brooklyn Mets fans. Some of these fans have decided to show their support for their teams by having their team logos tattooed onto their skin. 

New York Yankees fan tattoos

The New York Yankees logo was designed by Tiffany & Co, and was first used by the baseball team in 1909. The interlocking NY logo has varied greatly over the years and there are currently three variations of the logo in use.

Brooklyn Mets fan tattoos

The New York Yankees logo and the Brooklyn Mets logo are similar in design, both using the letters N and Y as in interlinked image. The Brooklyn Mets logo uses serif  in the design – decorative tips to the letters. The Brooklyn Mets baseball team also has a logo which simply reads “mets”, as seen in a picture below.