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Judge Orders Billboard Boat To Go The Hell Back To Florida
It's all over now, Ballyhoo
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Jake Offenhartz
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TV Boat CEO Vows To Flout Floating Billboard Ban
More than a week after the ban on digital billboards was signed, Ballyhoo does not appear to have faced a single citation.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Cuomo Signs Bill Banning LED Billboard Boats, But Ad Man Says They'll Keep Circling NYC
'Our legal team believes these changes to the navigation law do not prohibit us from operating,' the TV Boats' owner insists.
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Christopher Robbins
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Proposed State Law Could Put LED Billboard Boat Company Under Water
If passed, the law would effectively outlaw the 1,200-square-foot electronic billboard, which currently makes daily voyages around Manhattan.
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Jake Offenhartz
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'Times Square-Style' Billboard Boats Could Target NYC Beaches This Summer
The company's CEO won't rule out the possibility of crashing the city's beaches this summer, as he has done in Miami.
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Jake Offenhartz
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At Last, City Takes Action Against 'Times Square-Style' Billboard Boat
On Wednesday, the Mayor's Office announced that they'd filed a lawsuit against Ballyhoo Media, the company behind the sixty-foot ad-barges.
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Jake Offenhartz
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City Councilmembers Propose $100,000 Fine For 'Hideous' LED Billboard Boats
The ad-boat is still making frequent voyages around Manhattan, and it's unclear whether any official enforcement action has been taken.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Threat Of Legal Action Has Not Stopped 'Obnoxious' LED Billboard Boats From Tormenting NYers
The Battle of the Barge rages on.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Those 'Ugly, Obnoxious' Billboard Boats May Also Be Illegal, City Says
A controversial billboard boat that recently appeared in the city's river is entering choppy legal waters.
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Jake Offenhartz
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Battle Of The Barge: NYers Fear Floating Billboard Company Will Turn Waterfront Into 'New Times Square'
For the last few months, New Yorkers have reported a big LED billboard floating through Manhattan's near-shore waters.
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Jake Offenhartz
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