agency previously confirmed that the ads fit its policy, saying that "under the First Amendment, we as a publicThe MTA bans explicitly political advertisements, but it's a fuzzy line, especially when the statements are promoting a piece of entertainment that has political elements. The entity are required to post the ads." But Mayor Bill de Blasio unofficially urged Amazon to change course regardless. "While these ads technically may be within MTA guidelines, they’re irresponsible and offensive to World War II and Holocaust survivors, their families, and countless other New Yorkers," he said in a statement, quoted by Gothamist. "Amazon should take them down."