New York Governor Kathy Hochul has stepped in to help a Long Island grandfather win his battle over a vanity plate reading “PB4WEGO.” The Department of Motor Vehicles told Seth Bykofsky that his vanity plate — which he admits stands for “pee before we go” — had been found to be in violation of the department’s regulations. The DMV’s rules prohibit vanity plates bearing messages that could be construed as “derogatory, contemptuous, degrading, disrespectful, or inflammatory.” Bykofsky argued that his plate is none of that. “In all my years as a parent, and now as a grandparent, the worst I’ve gotten has been a gentle roll of the eyes from my kids and grandkids,” Bykofsky wrote on social media. He joked that he was going to run for governor as an independent. "My campaign pledge, quite simply, is 'A P On Every Plate’, knowing that if the state can come for my license plate, they can come for yours," he said. The controversy grabbed the attention of Governor Kathy Hochul, who praised the license plate as an important lesson. "We'll get it back for you," Hochul told Bykofsky. "I think everybody should be reminded to pee before you go," she said. "I have kids and grandkids, and I support the effort wholeheartedly.” In light of Hochul’s promise to get his license plate back, Bykofsky said he was officially suspending his campaign for governor.
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| Seth Bykofsky and his grandchildren |
