N.Y.C. Admin. Code § 28-503.1: § 28-503.1 General.

A sign with a surface area greater than 200 square feet (19 m

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) that is erected, maintained, attached, affixed, painted on, or in any other manner represented on a building or premises in violation of the zoning resolution, this code, the 1968 building code or rules adopted pursuant thereto is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. The commissioner may, after notice and hearing, order the removal of such illegal sign or its sign structure or both, as hereinafter provided.