I've been seeing film crews all over the UWS. Hope it pays off.
https://www.thecity.nyc/economy/2021...ium=newsletter
Work on shows from “Mrs. Maisel” to “Gossip Girl” is nearing pre-pandemic levels in Hollywood on the Hudson. Competition, though, could get fierce: California and other states are upping tax credits in grabs for a piece of the action.
When the pandemic shut down the city’s economy in March 2020, movie and TV production became one big closed set.
But in contrast to many other entertainment-related sectors — including restaurants, tourism and especially Broadway — big-and-small-screen show business is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels.
At Silvercup Studios in Long Island City, Queens, eight productions are at work, the maximum the studio can handle. It’s the same story in Steiner Studios in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, fully booked with six to eight productions in any given recent week.
And permits, which track shooting on the streets but not at the studios, have climbed to 75% of their 2019 level, held back only by a slowdown in film production.
“The industry has bounced back and it’s been so resilient,” said Doug Steiner, whose production facility at the Brooklyn Navy Yard is the city’s largest, at 780,000 square feet, and is home to the likes of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Gossip Girl.”
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