And Eventually No Amount Of Tax Credits Will Be Worth The Hassle Of A New York City Community Board
The decline of the film industry in New York City begins with just one community board committee:
Posted: January 11th, 2007 | Filed under: I Don't Care If You're Filming, You're In My Goddamn WayResidents aren’t seeking a ban on film and television crews, just better notice whenever they pay Greenpoint-Williamsburg a visit.
To accomplish that goal, Community Board 1 member Jaye Fox recently started the Motion Pictures Committee, which will hold its inaugural meeting in early 2007. Fox, who serves as chair, hopes they can open a dialogue with the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting — the agency that grants filming permits.
The new committee is the result of complaints regarding streets being shut down, parking spaces being reserved, and other issues. While Fox could not name specific film or television productions that have raised the public’s ire of late, she said that the community routinely grouses about them.
The chief gripe, she said, is that production crews appear out of nowhere, and without appropriate notice. “People don’t understand the process,” Fox said, “so they become inconvenienced.”
She said that CB1’s Motion Pictures Committee would like to have an impact on how the Mayor’s Office determines where production can take place, how much space is granted, and what opportunities for community feedback exist.
