USA: New York City

Why You Should Be in New York City Tonight

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 ::: 7 Comments

No, not to check out that thing below the Brooklyn Bridge. You should be in New York City tonight because IllegalSigns.ca is in New York City tonight, giving a workshop on fighting illegal billboards. And we’re giving you free drinks. That’s right. Free drinks.
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 6pm - Free.
Eyebeam Center for Art and Technology
540 [...]

On West Street, One Down, One to Go

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 ::: No Comments

Today, we continue our look at the work that the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation has been doing in fighting illegal billboards. This is 388 West Street and 391 West Street:

The CBS roof sign is on 388 West Street and the vinyl fascia sign is at 391 West Street. The vinyl fascia sign has [...]

Announcing Illegal Billboard Workshop. New York City, July 1, 2008

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 ::: No Comments

IllegalSigns.ca will be hosting a how to fight illegal billboards workshop in New York City on July 1, 2008. Pass it on.

Fuel Outdoor - The Dirtiest Billboard Company in America

Monday, June 9th, 2008 ::: No Comments

It doesn’t take very much research into illegal billboards to realize that Fuel Outdoor is striving to become the dirtiest billboard company in America. Practically every one of the company’s portfolio of “Metro Lights” signs were installed without permits in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, Philadelphia and Boston. (We’ll have more [...]

30 Gansevoort Street: Another Illegal Sign Removed in Greenwich Village

Thursday, June 5th, 2008 ::: No Comments

30 Gansevoort Street is another success story for the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation’s fight against illegal billboards in their part of New York City. We first wrote about Greenwich Village billboards when we discussed the illegal Titan sign on the “Little Flatiron Building” in At 675 Hudson, an Illegal Titan Outdoor Face is [...]