March 16, 2006
MTA cops to stop enforcing fake subway camera ban
Although photography in New York City subways and train stations remains legal, many police officers have continued to harass people filming or taking snapshots. But now that the New York Civil Liberties Union threatened to sue, "the MTA agreed to let up," NY1 is reporting.
From the NY1 report: In a letter to the NYCLU this week, the agency said its police chief "will immediately be reminding his command staff that there is no photography ban ... and will be asking commanders to instruct their officers accordingly." Although the MTA had proposed a post 9/11 ban on all subway photography, the plan was abandoned last year after public protests and word from the NYPD that the prohibition was unnecessary.
Related: NCLU's 2005 statement against the proposed ban on photography in the subways
Update: On March 21, an amNewYork reporter and photographer were ordered to stop taking pictures in the subway, because the cops thought it was against the law.
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March 16, 2006 08:30 AM in Transportology
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