Political signs are First Amendment protected. Yonkers applies content-neutral size and placement rules consistent with Reed v. Town of Gilbert. Signs on private property are broadly allowed; no posting on public property.
Under Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015), municipalities cannot single out political signs for different treatment than other temporary signs. Yonkers permits yard signs on private property without permit. Signs cannot be placed in the public right-of-way, on utility poles, or on city property. No durational limits before/after elections are enforceable.
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