Quote Originally Posted by onequestion
Give me a break.I have done and seen short films being filmed in nyc so many times and it absolutely not a burden on anybody. This just seems like a continuation of Giulliani suppressing artists. If i wanted to do a film about how nyc sucks, they can just not give me a permit and arrest me if i try to film it. This is idiotic and will never pass.
I wasn't going to mention it again, but the surveillance by terrorists is another reason why the permits might be a good idea - to keep track of what is being filmed and by whom.

Again, they're not proposing that tourists, or even professional photographers, be required to get a permit to take snapshots or use a video camera in New York City under most circumstances.

I responded because it was being called a "camera ban" by eg420ne (post #7), which is not what it is. Had this not been said, I probably would not have even bothered to post a reply.