On a tree trunk near my block in Greenwich Village, a civic-minded neighbor had posted a sign urging passers-by to register complaints about the scaffolding surrounding the church on the corner.

In Park City, he stood outside the bar in subzero weather and urged passers-by to see his film.

The sign at a nearby restaurant that urged passers-by to remember the dead now urges them not to forget Mother's Day.

'Ask the Security Police' Women who sell flowers on the square urged passers-by to buy them.

Employees wearing vests of pastel patchwork lined sidewalks like barkers, urging passers-by to poke their heads inside.

At night, he sleeps under a green tarp, and he spends his days hectoring the powerful across the road, urging passers-by to do the same.

At the rally yesterday, at the Starbucks at 14th Street and Fourth Avenue, demonstrators gathered on the sidewalk and urged passers-by not to enter the shop.

Most of the hotels hit by the strike lacked room service, and pickets urged passers-by outside the gaudy casinos to go to one of the three Trump properties, which have settled.

In the chic neighborhood where Diana taught kindergarten as a 20-year-old, a basket filled with black ribbons had been set out, along with a sign urging passers-by to "Take one and remember."

In the parking lot there would be a large, open collection bin marked with signs urging passers-by to drop off their used clothing.