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    De Blasio Administration Sues to Remove “Water-Based” Billboards from City Waterways

    Office of the Mayor  •  Litigation  •  Citywide

    Exhibit from lawsuit against Ballyhoo Media showing the company’s advertising for floating billboards across City waterways. Image Credit: Mayor’s Office/ NYC Law Department Affirmative Litigation Division

    The City is seeking thousands of dollars per day in fines for the ongoing and repeated violations. On March 27, 2019, the Mayor’s Office announced a lawsuit against Ballyhoo Media, Inc., a water-based billboard company, for repeatedly violating local laws by displaying “Times Square-style” billboards on Manhattan and Brooklyn waterways. The billboards began popping up last Fall and are LED signs on barges, and the City alleges in the suit that the signs create a “public nuisance,” and violate the New York City Zoning Resolution. The City seeks an injunction to prohibit Ballyhoo from operating the billboards and fines of up to $25,000 per violation, per day for Ballyhoo Media’s ongoing and repeated violations. (more…)

    Tags : Ballyhoo Media, floating advertisments, floating billboards, lawsuit, litigation, Mayor's Office, waterways, zoning law
    Date: 04/08/2019
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    City Relying on 1962 State Law to Combat Irresponsible Landlords

    Office of the Mayor  •  Public Housing Assistance  •  Citywide
    From left to right: Don Schacknai, First Deputy Commissioner of HPD, Miguilania Rincon, tenant, Mayor de Blasio, Public Advocate James, Commissioner Steven Banks, HRA/DSS, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez. Image Credit: Anna Bower.

    From left to right: Don Schacknai, First Deputy Commissioner of HPD, Miguilania Rincon, tenant, Mayor de Blasio, Public Advocate James, Commissioner Steven Banks, HRA/DSS, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez. Image Credit: Anna Bower.

    City forces eight landlords to fix building code violations in twelve buildings by threatening to stop paying rent for tenants on public assistance. On May 26, 2016, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Public Advocate Letitia James announced the use of the 1962 New York State Spiegel Law as a tool to compel landlords to fix violations for tenants receiving public assistance. Landlords who do not complete repairs quickly will lose out on rent payments. (more…)

    Tags : Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Edward Josephson, Human Resources Administration, Judith Goldiner, Legal Aid Society, Legal Services NYC, Mayor Bill de Blasio, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, Spiegel Law, Steven Banks, Urban Justice Center, Vicki Been
    Date: 06/02/2016
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