# Giant billboard turns posh NYC high rise featured in ‘Spider-Man’ into blinding red-light district

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/giant-billboard-turns-posh-nyc-high-rise-featured-in-spider-man-into-blinding-red-light-district/
- Published: 2026-11-14T15:37:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T16:25:49+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/14/us-news/giant-billboard-turns-posh-nyc-high-rise-featured-in-spider-man-into-blinding-red-light-district/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Residents say a new billboard is keeping them awake.
- The city logged 21 complaints but took no action.
- Clear Channel pays the MTA at least $26 million annually.

## Summary

A new digital billboard above Atlantic Terminal is causing glare that residents say disrupts their sleep and harms the appeal and value of homes in the nearby Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower. The complaints raise questions about the impact of advertising on people living beside major transport and retail sites.

The 20-by-60 billboard began operating on 28 October and is run by Clear Channel Outdoor under an agreement with the MTA, which owns the terminal. Residents say blackout blinds have not blocked the light; one family paid more than $2 million for its flat and was quoted $6,000 for stronger shades. The city logged 21 complaints through 311, including seven from one resident, but records show no action was taken. Clear Channel pays the MTA at least $26 million a year under the arrangement.

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