Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]When I was in New York in October, I was took several pictures inside Grand Central without any problems, and in close proximity to several police/security guards. There were several other tourists doing the same. So at least as far as the main concourse, they seemed to recognize that the place is a major tourist attraction and acted accordingly. Maybe it has changed since October? Nathan B. D. Colen wrote: > First off, Penn Station - Second off, it is indeed now illegal to > photograph in, around, or of the transit facilities. I had an assignment > to shoot people smoking, and one of the places I went to was the Port > Authority Bus terminal. I was hassled TWICE by cops and once by a cab > dispatcher while shooting people OUTSIDE the terminal. The cops were > surprisingly polite and nice about it, but not fooling around. > > And, yes, it's ludicrous. The scary reality is that places like Penn > Station and Grand Central are entirely unprotected, and yet THEY worry > about someone taking photos. > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com