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After uproar, ads featuring Nazi imagery pulled from New York City subway

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In this Nov. 23, 2015 photo provided by Ann Toback, a woman uses her cellphone while sitting on a seat covered in Nazi imagery in a New York City subway car in New York. On Wednesday, Nov. 25, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the campaign promoting the Amazon video series called "The Man in the High Castle" removed from the New York City subway system, as other public officials including Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned them. (Ann Toback via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

NEW YORK, N.Y. – An ad campaign that featured Nazi imagery has been pulled from the New York City subway system.

Seats on the 42nd Street shuttle between Times Square and Grand Central Terminal were wrapped in Nazi regalia to promote an Amazon video series called “The Man in the High Castle.” The show depicts the aftermath of World War II as if the Axis powers triumphed.

The region’s transit network, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, approved the ads, which first appeared earlier this month.

The agency also initially defended the ads, saying they met its guidelines.

But many public officials condemned them. Mayor Bill de Blasio called them “irresponsible and offensive.”

Officials confirmed Wednesday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered them removed.

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