N.Y. GBS Law § 397-B
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Digital billboards
Official statutory text
§ 397-b. Digital billboards. 1. All residential and commercial\nproperty within one thousand feet of a building used as Mitchell-Lama\nhousing with no fewer than ten thousand units within a city with a\npopulation of one million or more shall be prohibited from erecting or\ninstalling, after the effective date of this section, a digital\nbillboard or other type of billboard or sign that uses flashing,\nintermittent or moving lights, and from operating such billboard. In\ncities with a population of one million or more, the provisions of this\nsection may be enforced concurrently by the corporation counsel or other\nlawful designee of such city.\n 2. As used in this section, the term "digital billboard" shall mean a\none or multi-sided outdoor advertising sign that displays digital images\nusing light-emitting diode technology or any such similar technology.\n
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