Update: Cops in downtown are getting really strict about cameras lately

Anthony Torres · 2026-02-24T15:25:21.772585+00:00

I mean, I got stopped twice last week just for taking photos of buildings. Maybe it's just me but it feels like they're cracking down on anything that looks like recording.

mason5796mo ago

The Wirecutter ran a piece last month about NYPD stopping street photographers. Sounds like it's getting worse everywhere.

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jamieschmidt6mo ago

Twice in one week? That's insane.

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flores.anthony6mo ago

Honestly it makes you not even want to shoot in some neighborhoods anymore.

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foster.oscar6mo ago

My buddy got his camera checked by a cop last month just for filming near a protest. They held him for like twenty minutes asking why he was there.

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