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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.

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Anti-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.

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Those 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.

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Unfamiliar 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.

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The 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.

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A 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.

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Woman 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...

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Questioning 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.

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Advertising 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.

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Illegal 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.

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Protecting 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.

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New Territory for Ads, With a Moving Target

Advertisers are using MetroCards, bus windows and interactive digital technology to reach commuters.

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Commentator Arrested for Defacing Anti-Jihad Subway Poster

The group behind the provocative advertisements in some subway stations had anticipated that they would be defaced.

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With 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?

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Pro-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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