Comments on: NYT: Reporting a Crime as a Business Opportunity http://antiadvertisingagency.com/nyt-reporting-on-crime-as-a-business-opportunity/ The Anti-Advertising Agency Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:20:08 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michael Harrinton http://antiadvertisingagency.com/nyt-reporting-on-crime-as-a-business-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-45369 Michael Harrinton Mon, 18 May 2009 18:24:38 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=1497#comment-45369 <p>I think that they add a nice aesthetic to the city, and look much better than vacant buildings. Not sure why you are so dead set against em!</p> I think that they add a nice aesthetic to the city, and look much better than vacant buildings. Not sure why you are so dead set against em!

]]> By: Storefront Billboards: Advertising Opportunities or Illegal Eyesores? - PSFK.com http://antiadvertisingagency.com/nyt-reporting-on-crime-as-a-business-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-45357 Storefront Billboards: Advertising Opportunities or Illegal Eyesores? - PSFK.com Wed, 13 May 2009 17:06:39 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=1497#comment-45357 <p>[...] as Steve Lambert of the Anti-Advertising Agency reminds us in his letter to the NY Times, many of these spaces are still technically illegal. He writes: Outdoor advertising is regulated by [...]</p> [...] as Steve Lambert of the Anti-Advertising Agency reminds us in his letter to the NY Times, many of these spaces are still technically illegal. He writes: Outdoor advertising is regulated by [...]

]]> By: Steve Lambert http://antiadvertisingagency.com/nyt-reporting-on-crime-as-a-business-opportunity/comment-page-1/#comment-45352 Steve Lambert Wed, 13 May 2009 04:07:01 +0000 http://antiadvertisingagency.com/?p=1497#comment-45352 <p>A little more info stemming from questions from the writer of the piece, who (fingers crossed) will hopefully write some kind of follow up.</p> <p>Key factors here are size and 3rd party vs. 1st party signs. These store fronts turned billboards exceed the maximum size for signs in most commercial districts. </p> <p>Also, they are advertising for companies not on the premises - hence 3rd party.</p> <p>You can find complaints for exactly this kind of sign on the Department of Buildings website, but you need to know the address to search for. One such address is <a href="http://redirx.com/?s0jd" rel="nofollow">113 University Place</a> which coincidently Jordan Seiler was the one to call in. This location has been determined to be in violation and the DoB is attempting to serve the papers.</p> <p>In the meantime, the landlord and advertising companies continue to profit from their crime.</p> <p>If you see these signs, please call them in to 311.</p> A little more info stemming from questions from the writer of the piece, who (fingers crossed) will hopefully write some kind of follow up.

Key factors here are size and 3rd party vs. 1st party signs. These store fronts turned billboards exceed the maximum size for signs in most commercial districts.

Also, they are advertising for companies not on the premises – hence 3rd party.

You can find complaints for exactly this kind of sign on the Department of Buildings website, but you need to know the address to search for. One such address is 113 University Place which coincidently Jordan Seiler was the one to call in. This location has been determined to be in violation and the DoB is attempting to serve the papers.

In the meantime, the landlord and advertising companies continue to profit from their crime.

If you see these signs, please call them in to 311.

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