CASTLETON CORNERS — A 16-foot pro-Trump yard sign that replaced one burned down earlier this week has become a pilgrimage site for supporters of the Donald.
The sign was put in Sam Pirozzolo's front lawn Tuesday, days after a smaller one was torched in what is being investigated as an arson attack.
And the new one — created by artist Scott LoBaido and called "Freedom of Speech" — was drawing visitors from near and far Wednesday.
Nearly 150 Trump fans watched the new sign be unveiled Tuesday, and a stream of visitors has come by since, Pirozzolo said.
Tina Matula, from Sayerville, N.J., stopped to take photos in front of the sign with her daughters during a family visit to Staten Island.
"I think it’s a symbol of freedom of speech that we have that was taken away from us," said Matula, who wanted to see the sign after hearing about the fire.
"I don't think that it was right what happened to the original sign, so to see a bigger sign that they built to express how they feel, I think that’s wonderful and I wanted to share it with my kids."
Since the new piece went up, supporters and detractors have stopped in front to take photos, beeped their horns to give thumbs up and have yelled "Go Trump" — though some preferred "Trump Sucks."
"All day, all night — I got out of here at like 11 o'clock — people coming and taking pictures," LoBaido said.
"You know how many calls I'm getting? 'How much to build one, I'm in Arizona, can you build one?''
But he said Pirozzolo's is the only one he's making.
On Wednesday afternoon Maureen Kiernan, of Castleton Corners, and Fran Garofalo, who lives in Burbank, California, drove by to take a selfie in front the sign despite being Democrats.
"You had to take a picture of it," said Garofalo, who was in town visiting Kiernan.
"It's like going to Disneyland and not taking a picture of Mickey Mouse."
Jerry Goldstein, a Trump supporter who said many borough residents are afraid to put signs in support of the Republican presidential candidate on their lawns, came back twice to visit the sign.
"It's a beacon to the new political scene," Goldstein said.
Early Sunday, Pirozzolo discovered the giant "T" sign — which had been up for nearly three months — on fire, police said.
LoBaido, who also made the original "T," and Pirozzolo vowed to make a bigger one. They even got a call from Trump himself Monday to thank them.
"I'm proud, I'm happy, I'm honored," Pirozzolo told DNAinfo New York after the call.
“He said, 'I just wanted to say I think what you did was great, I hope you and your family are okay.'"
Joe Madory stopped by the "T" Wednesday afternoon to take a photo of it and thank LoBaido for his art.
"This guy makes you proud to be a Staten Islander," said Madory, the former vice chairman of the Staten Island GOP.
"I just want to come and say, 'Hey, I support you.'"
