The New York Times reports that, responding to an outcry, New York City officials on Friday backed off proposed new rules that could have forced tourists taking snapshots in Times Square and filmmakers capturing that only-in-New-York street scene. In announcing the move, officials at the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater, and Broadcasting said they would redraft the rules, intended to apply to commercial film and photography productions, to address complaints that they could be too broadly applied. They will then release the revised rules for public comment.