New York Subway Photo Ban Rejected
A proposed ban on photographs in New York City subways is dead. Police determined they could not enforce the measure, which would have curtailed photography and video inside subway cars and stations.
Since it was first proposed in May 2004, professional and amateur
photographers alike blasted the proposal as an unnecessary restriction on their First Amendment rights.
The New York Civil Liberties Union took up the fight on behalf of photographers, and the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) came out strongly against it, saying the proposed rules were "truly ineffective and [would] hinder working photographers everywhere."
New York City transit officials defended the proposal, saying it would help police protect the city's transportation system from potential terrorists. But transit authorities reversed themselves last week after discussions with the civil liberties group and hearing public comments.
"Our officers will continue to investigate, and intercede if necessary, if the activity - photo-related or not - is suspicious," NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne told The Daily News, which first reported the story May 22.
Last summer, dozens of photographers took to the subways, cameras in hand, to protest the proposed restrictions by taking pictures of anything and everything in their path.
Earlier: Industry Blasts MTA Over New York Subway Photo Ban
Since it was first proposed in May 2004, professional and amateur
The New York Civil Liberties Union took up the fight on behalf of photographers, and the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) came out strongly against it, saying the proposed rules were "truly ineffective and [would] hinder working photographers everywhere."
New York City transit officials defended the proposal, saying it would help police protect the city's transportation system from potential terrorists. But transit authorities reversed themselves last week after discussions with the civil liberties group and hearing public comments.
"Our officers will continue to investigate, and intercede if necessary, if the activity - photo-related or not - is suspicious," NYPD Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne told The Daily News, which first reported the story May 22.
Last summer, dozens of photographers took to the subways, cameras in hand, to protest the proposed restrictions by taking pictures of anything and everything in their path.
Earlier: Industry Blasts MTA Over New York Subway Photo Ban
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