N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 1114: Display of unauthorized signs, signals, or markings

§ 1114. Display of unauthorized signs, signals, or markings. (a) No

person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view of any highway

any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or

is an imitation of or resembles or is likely to be construed as an

official traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal, or which

attempts to direct or regulate the movement of traffic, or which hides

from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any official

traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal.

(b) No person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority

permit upon any highway any traffic sign or signal bearing thereon any

commercial advertising.

(c) Every such prohibited sign, signal, or marking is hereby declared

to be a public nuisance and any police officer or public authority is

hereby empowered to remove the same or cause it to be removed without

notice.