Re: About Photographing on the NYC Subway
John R Cambron (pfairla@chesapeake.net)
Sun, 04 May 1997 17:01:08 -0700
C. Dewick wrote:
>
> In <33624c1c.1435085@news.monmouth.com> mkortlander*nospam@monmouth.com (Marc ) writes:
>
> >AFAIK it is indeed against the law to take pictures, including videos
> >on the NJTPK without a permit. There was an incident with a channel 9
> >news crew doing a story on speeding (possibly speeding troopers)
> >anyhow they got stopped and(with the tape running) were told that they
> >cannot tape on the TPK , even taping from a moving vehicle is
> >included.
>
> I have no idea where or what the NJ turnpike is. Can someone describe, or
> 'draw' it, and explain why no still or motion footage is allowed to be
> captured there? I presume a 'turnpike' is a triangle for turning trains? 8-)
>
To be precise the NJ turnpike is a toll road in New Jersey USA it runs
between
Delawere River and Hudson river west of New York City. when the word
'turnpike'
as it is used in the USA we are refering to a toll road.
> I can't think of anywhere here in NSW (Australia) on the 'public' rail
> system where image gathering is prohibited completely, without exception,
> except for 'official purposes'. There are tourists (mostly Japanese) taking
> pictures of us and our trains almost every day in the undergroud stations in
> the CBD, mainly at Town Hall and Kings Cross.
>
> Regards,
>
> Craig.
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