They were updating shots of the plane against the backdrop of the Statue of Liberty. The photographer was in the jet escort.
They are, apparently, updating a number of the publicity shots with the plane flying by a number of prominent US landmarks.
I see no issue with this whole thing other than that it would have been a good idea to send out a release to the public that this was going to happen. Knowing what was going on would have been an entirely different scenario. Instead of running in fear, people would have lined up along the shore to get a glimpse of the plane in action.
Public relations 101.
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