No Ad NY: An Effort to Remove All Visual Advertising From Times Square

That's just stupid. It's like asking the casinos in Vegas to stop with flashing lights and sounds. I'll agree that we're a population that is over marketed and flooded with advertising but part of the excitement of times square is all about the signs and advertisements. Take all that away and it would be a pretty boring spot.

I don't understand, what's the point?

On first glance, it seems like it was created for the purpose of advertising Aviary, but even if it's not, I'm rather fond of NYC as it is. There's a certain familiarity that the advertising breeds.