M.T.A. Brings TVs to the Subway
In a quest for advertisement revenue, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is offering baseball highlights on little screens to the shuttle that runs between Times Square and Grand Central.
View ArticleAnti-Abortion Billboard is Removed
The advertising company that erected a billboard showing a young black girl said it was taking it down because of harassment of restaurant workers nearby.
View ArticleThose Perplexing WPIX Subway Ads, Explained
WPIX's subway ads read like posters for a noir drama set in a war bunker, puzzling riders. Seeking enlightenment, we turned to John Zeigler, the campaign's creative director.
View ArticleUnfamiliar Candidate for Mayor Strikes First in TV Ad Battle
One of the least known of the candidates running for mayor in 2013 jumps in first into the television advertisement battle.
View ArticleThe Handwriting on the Wall Says, ‘GiGi Young Originals’
In the 1980s, Frank H. Jump thought he didn't have long to live. Old advertising murals heartened him. They had lasted much longer than they were supposed to. So he recorded them. Now, he has a book.
View ArticleA Perfect Place for a Photo Shoot, With One Catch
A nonprofit center that provides substance abuse treatment turned down money from a purveyor of hard liquor that wanted to use the center for a photo shoot.
View ArticleWoman Fatally Crushed in Midtown Elevator Accident
Suzanne Hart, an advertising executive at Y&R, was entering an elevator at the company's Madison Avenue headquarters when the car suddenly shot upward, pinning her between the elevator floor and...
View ArticleQuestioning a ‘New Perspective’ in Times Square
China’s state-run news agency, Xinhua, the official propaganda branch of the Communist Party there, commands major advertising space in the heart of New York City.
View ArticleAdvertising or Not, Billboards Have a Towering Presence
Their legality is often debatable; sometimes their safety is, too. But giant signs along highways are a prominent fixture of the cityscape.
View ArticleIllegal Ads on SoHo Building Prompt a Record Fine
The city collected a record fine for the illegal installation of wall signs in a historic district without permission from the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
View ArticleProtecting Speech, Even When It’s Unpopular
The Day: In a ruling against the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a judge underlined how troublesome it is when government agencies try to control what people say about one another.
View ArticleNew Territory for Ads, With a Moving Target
Advertisers are using MetroCards, bus windows and interactive digital technology to reach commuters.
View ArticleCommentator Arrested for Defacing Anti-Jihad Subway Poster
The group behind the provocative advertisements in some subway stations had anticipated that they would be defaced.
View ArticleWith a New M.T.A. Ad Policy, Thinking About the First Amendment
The Day: Has the authority effectively handed veto power over free expression to any extremist who threatens violence because he or she or can’t abide the message on a poster?
View ArticlePro-Muslim Subway Ads to Hang Near Anti-Jihad Ads
The ads, arranged separately by a Jewish group and a Christian group, will go up on Monday in 10 Manhattan subway stations.
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