23 PRIMETIME TELEVISION SERIES NOW BEING FILMED IN NYC

100,000 JOBS SUPPORTED BY NEW YORK CITY'S ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY 
Industry Now Supports 4,000 Local Businesses and Contributes $5 Billion to the Local Economy 

The Mayor kicked off this year’s television season at Steiner Studios at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on the set of Sony Pictures Television’s new series Pan Am, one of 8 new primetime episodic series being filmed in New York City.  This year, New York City-based shows earned a record 110 Primetime Emmy nominations for their outstanding achievements. New York City is home to 23 primetime episodic television series for the 2011-2012 television season as well as 140 news programs, talk shows and reality series. The City’s entertainment industry contributes more than $5 billion to the City’s economy each year, and more than 100,000 New Yorkers make their living working on film and TV sets.  There are also 4,000 local businesses that support the productions that shoot on location throughout the five boroughs.Pan Am, for example, employs 400 individuals behind the camera and purchases numerous goods and services from local businesses such as lumberyards, costume houses, food suppliers, hardware stores, transportation companies, hotels, office supply stores and furniture rental houses. Last year, 200 films were also shot on location in the City. The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has also worked to connect local businesses with productions filming here. The “Made in NY” Discount Card Program currently includes 1,000 vendors ranging from prop houses to hardware stores that provide discounts off their goods and services to productions shooting in the City. Productions are also able to easily locate participating vendors by using the free “Made in NY” Discount app available to download online.

The Brooklyn Navy Yard is one of the fastest growing and most successful urban industrial districts in the nation. The City has invested $250 million in infrastructure upgrades that has helped bring about more than $500 million in private investment. Since 2001, the Brooklyn Navy Yard has added 2,200 jobs and will add more than 2,000 additional jobs in the next two years.