New York transit board votes to ban political ads from subways, busses

By Kelly Cohen
Published April 29, 2015 7:39pm ET
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New York transit board votes to ban political ads from subways, busses
The change comes on the heels of a federal judge's decision last week to allow a pro-Israel group to run ads on subway cars and busses. (AP Photo)  | Bebeto Matthews

Political advertising no longer has a place on New York City subways and busses.

The board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted Wednesday to ban political advertising on its subway cars and busses in order to avoid any legal challenges that may arise following decisions to reject certain ads from running.

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