Permits For New York City Production Plunged Again In July Amid Strikes
deadline.comThe total number of permits issued by New York City for shooting in July fell to 260 for 125 projects, according to the Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment.
That’s way down from 471 permits in June, and a huge drop from 757 in July of 2022. MOME issued 549 permits in May, 662 in April and 679 in March as production slowed down in anticipation of an industry work stoppage – no one wanted to get caught in the middle of a shoot.
It continued to slow as writers struck on May 2 and actors on July 14 after guild contracts with the Association of Motion Pictures & Television Producers expired with many issues from AI to streaming residuals still to be resolved.
The labor unrest hit the city as it was on the cusp of returning to a pre-Covid level production. MOME has offered several webinars for writers, industry players and struggling small businesses with reps from state unemployment and city agencies on ways to navigate the strikes.
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