Landlord furious over $15K fine for ‘Hope’ artist’s building mural
(New York Post Local News)

A city judge wasn’t impressed by a comparison between Obama “Hope” artist Shepard Fairey and pop icon Andy Warhol — ruling that the political painter’s mural on a Williamsburg building was illegal advertising. Now the owner of the building 556 Driggs Ave. is suing the city to contest the resulting $15,000 fine. Fairey painted the...