Taking a cue from the City of Toronto, the NYC Department of Buildings has removed illegal billboards from 174 Broadway making our NYC buddies at IllegalBillboards.org happy.
The signs were operated by OTR Media Group.
Photo by NYC Buildings.

Today’s post is by Carolyn Tripp.

Jordan Seiler of Illegalsigns.ca’s American comrade, PublicAdCampaign.com, has pulled together one of the largest organized guerilla art campaigns against illegal billboards in recent memory (perhaps ever). Doing all North American cities proud, Seiler along with over 40 other participants white-washed illegal billboards across the city, and followed [...]

We’ve written about Fuel Outdoor before. This is a company that we have termed the “Dirtiest Billboard Company in America.” We also wrote about Fuel’s legal challenge against New York City in Fuel Outdoor Builds 324 Illegal Signs in New York City Then Sues New York City.
Fuel Outdoor is owned by Och-Ziff Hedge Fund which, [...]

We’ve written quite a bit about fascia signs on mural permits. In fact, the City of Toronto is now being sued by Titan Outdoor over the issue. Toronto is not the only city with a vinyl sign on a painted sign problem.
There is a lot in common between New York City and Toronto. Billboards for [...]

Here is the Village Voice on NYC: New York City’s Struggle to Take Down Illegal Billboards.
Also read: Blight inside Philadelphia City Hall