Comments on: Ads covering subway car windows

By: Anita

Anita — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:12:19 +0000

Absolutely right! How can these not be a security threat?

By: David

David — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:41:46 +0000

The window ads could be done on every other window so you could still see in the car or they could wrap the ad just above or below the window using a 3m vinyl like they use for vehicle wraps and leave the windows untouched?!

By: Subway ads as scratchiti deterrents? – mutually occluded

Subway ads as scratchiti deterrents? – mutually occluded — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:35:18 +0000

[...] the kind that you can see clearly out of either, as one disgruntled straphanger noted: “outward visibility is significantly reduced in outdoor lighting, and severely reduced [...]

By: Stupid subway window ads finally get some bad ‘press’.

Stupid subway window ads finally get some bad ‘press’. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:55:57 +0000

[...] efforts to sell advertising space that covers the windows of subway cars – which myself and other bloggers noted last [...]

By: Subway Window Ads Alarm Some Riders - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com

Subway Window Ads Alarm Some Riders - City Room Blog - NYTimes.com — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:54:54 +0000

[...] window ad campaign — which started last week — has caught attention on local blogs, and at least one rider wrote an alarmed letter to the M.T.A. Others have ranted about the decrease in light in the [...]

By: A better response from the MTA concerning the window ads « The Railfan Window Blog

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:23:56 +0000

[...] those of you just joining us, I wrote the MTA last night to complain about ads covering the subway car windows, and I received a less than satisfactory response. I wrote to them again this afternoon, and have [...]

By: MTA Ads - Someone please tell me this is a joke.

MTA Ads - Someone please tell me this is a joke. — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:29:54 +0000

[...] And just in case you think this is that Dobkin guy trying to be cute with photoshop – it totally is not. This guy has more photos and more info here. [...]

By: brian

brian — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:18:39 +0000

Mike, that would be a good idea once I get confirmation that the NYPD did in fact approve these ads. My only ‘MTA’ source on this issue, ‘Train Dude’, is not completely reliable.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:02:53 +0000

Why don’t you skip the MTA and contact the NYPD and find out why the would approve these ads if they are a security risk to the riders in the train as well as those entering the train.

By: The Railfan Window Blog » Blog Archive

The Railfan Window Blog » Blog Archive — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:29:59 +0000

[...] received a response from the MTA regarding my complaint about the new ads covering subway car windows. Way to totally miss the point of my letter, mr. customer service rep… This is in response to [...]