Property owners claimed they could not be fined for lessees’ illegal outdoor advertisements. Four separate property owners leased space on their premises to companies that procured, erected, and/or maintained advertisements in the space. The leases were all long-term. The Department of Buildings issued multiple notices of violation to the owners charging them for failing to register as an outdoor advertising company, failing to obtain a permit or a proper permit for outdoor advertising signs, and … <Read More>
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Stay granted in Sixth Avenue sign removal case
Building owner challenged ALJ’s recommendation to remove advertising sign. Yung Brothers Real Estate Co., the owner of 838 Sixth Avenue, installed at least one advertising sign over a “Bratman Brothers” sign that had existed on the building’s outer wall since at least 1940. In March 2007, the owner received Notices of Violations from Buildings for failing to obtain a sign permit and for violating a 1995 zoning restriction on advertising signs. Four months later, the … <Read More>
Outdoor advertising regulations upheld
New City regulations would substantially limit billboards near highways. Clear Channel, the owner of large billboards located near arterial highways, and Metro Fuel LLC, the owner of smaller illuminated advertising signs on building fronts and poles close to the street, sued the City, challenging its outdoor advertising restrictions. The companies claimed that the restrictions limiting the location and illumination of commercial billboards and smaller signs, as well as the strict permitting and registration procedures for … <Read More>
Court enjoins Washington Square renovation
Plans sent back to Community Board, Landmarks and Art Commission. Under Parks’ plan to renovate Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village, the off-center fountain would be moved 22 feet to align it with the park’s famous arch at its Fifth Avenue entrance. The new fountain would be raised to grade level, have a 45-foot high water plume, and be 23 percent smaller than its current size. Parks received approvals for renovations from Manhattan’s Community Board … <Read More>