Storefront billboards are the spreading garish shrouds for dead retail shops that continually elude retail leases for months and even years. It is hoped that the City Council will enact legislation to end this new unique commercial blight; but landlords who despair of rentals are rapidly succumbing to the obvious attractive fees and Bleecker Street may soon become an ad alley. Photo above is the storefront billboard on the old Riviera cafe for “Team Coco” which is the brand name owned by Conan O’Brien’s production company. © Joel Gordon 2019 – All rights reserved
