We recently made mention of the Mayor’s Office of Film of New York City’s decision to institute harsher and stricter film shooting regulations, but thankfully, these proposals have been overturned and they will be rewritten. It seems as though the protestors’ and petition signers’ words have been heard. Here’s a nice quote from Tony Overman, president of the National Press Photographers Association, regarding the situation: “We are offended at the notion that a city agency or police officer would have the power to keep a photographer from taking a picture or video on a public street. City property belongs to the citizens and the city has no right to limit safe, constitutionally protected behavior in a public venue.”

Keep an eye on Picture New York for updates regarding the soon-to-be redrafted regulations, and check out the Mayor’s Office of Film’s official statement here.