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Big Bloomberg Is Watching: Fake NYPD Ads Occupy NYC
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Garth Johnston
Published Sep 17, 2012
Modified Sep 17, 2012
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Published Sep 17, 2012
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If you've been wondering where the subversive art is to go along with today's Occupy Wall Street protests and arrests (well, in addition to that amazing food stand) you just need to look a little closer at the ads around you.
It seems that some intrepid designers have gone and taken over a few phone booths and replaced their posters them with fake NYPD ads. How can we tell they are bogus? Well, not spelling the word "watching" correctly is a pretty good giveaway. Also, the NYPD has denied they are theirs. Still, we're pretty sure there must be more than those two around—have you spotted one? Send it to [email protected].
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