OFTB Optional Permit
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A permit from the Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting (OFTB) is not required for any of the following activities:
- Filming that uses hand-held cameras or tripods and does not assert exclusive use of City property.
- Standing on a street, walkway of a bridge, sidewalk, or other pedestrian passageway while using a hand-held device and not otherwise asserting exclusive use of City property.
- Filming a parade, rally, protest or demonstration (except when equipment with the exception of hand-held devices or vehices are used).
- Press photographers, who are credentialed by the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), conducting filming or photography.
To qualify for an Optional Permit, activity must involve only handheld equipment or tripods, may not involve the assertion of exclusive use of City property and may not involve vehicles and / or non-handheld equipment.
There are no applicable fees.
Download and complete the form listed under Application Materials, above. The applicant must type directly onto the form; handwritten applications are not accepted.
Print and sign the application and submit via mail, fax, or in person at the Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting (OFTB), located at the address below.
Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting
1697 Broadway, 6th Fl.
New York
NY
10019
(212) 489-6710
(212) 307-6237
Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting
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