Extended Feedback for Manhattan Photo Rules

image(from “Sidewalk”) © Jeff Mermelstein As a follow-up to this post, here’s an update from the New York Times:

The city has extended the period during which the public can comment on proposed photography rules that have been criticized by civil libertarians, officials said yesterday. The proposed rules would require a permit and proof of $1 million in insurance for any group of two or more people filming in one location for 30 minutes, or five or more people using a tripod camera for more than 10 minutes. The city planned to stop receiving public comments on the rules on June 27, but it has agreed to extend the period to Aug. 3, city officials said. Christopher Dunn, of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said yesterday that the rules would unreasonably burden photographers and “open the door to selective and discriminatory enforcement.”
Thank you, Christopher Dunn. The original article on this issue can be read here.