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NYT: DoB Removes sign with 103 violation notices

By Steve Lambert | Published: June 1, 2009
From The New York Times City Room blog: For several years — in spite of 103 violation notices issued against it — a three-story, wrap-around billboard has blanketed the lower floors of the 19th-century Cushman Building, 174 Broadway, at Maiden Lane. On Thursday, clearly feeling that its enforcement efforts had been lost on OTR Media [...]
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NYT vs. SF Examiner on illegal storefront billboards

By Steve Lambert | Published: May 21, 2009
Why is the San Francisco Examiner doing a better job of reporting on illegal advertising than the New York Times? Less than 10 days ago the Times published a story on billboards appearing on vacant storefronts. It almost reads like an ad itself: Taking advantage of all the abandoned retail spaces in urban areas, marketers [...]
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NYT: Reporting a Crime as a Business Opportunity

By Steve Lambert | Published: May 12, 2009
Just sent the following letter to the New York Times: Re: As Storefronts Become Vacant, Ads Arrive Peter Sherman of advertising firm BBDO was quoted in your story, “All you have to do is walk out the door for lunch and notice the number of vacant storefronts — and they tend to be in prime [...]
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Assuming There’s a New York Times in 2040, I Hope It’s Not This One (from Technologizer)

By Steve Lambert | Published: May 11, 2009
Filing this one under “not creative“ I just went to NYTimes.com, as I do multiple times a day. A split-second after I arrived at the homepage, it was covered up with a full-page ad overlay. That was irritating, but I’m willing to tolerate some annoyance in return for excellent free content. I found this particular [...]
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