Looking to control billboards

Deferring action on a six-month moratorium on new billboards, a city panel Tuesday indicated it wants to look at other ways it can control the new brightly lit digital billboards being installed around the city. Daily News.

Frustrated at the time it is taking the city's agencies to come to an agreement on how to control the signs, the Planning and Land Use Management Committee said it will deal with the moratorium in coming weeks while it gets a report on how the city has responded to complaints.

Councilman Jack Weiss, who has opposed the signs, said he does not believe a moratorium is necessary when the city could take steps to adopt more rigorous requirements.