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Lawmakers signed Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget, with tax incentives aiding film and TV production, but timing a shame amid WGA strike.

The Writer's Guild Of America has been in an ongoing process of negotiations regarding their current contract. Every three years a new deal is negotiated to make conditions better for writers. So far, the Guild has not reached an agreement and the current contract is expiring today, May 1st. In the face of

WGA East will picket the upfronts in New York, where the networks pitch their fall lineups to advertisers, if the Writers Guild and studios can't reach a deal.

Lionsgate Television Chairman Kevin Beggs and Great Point Studios CEO Robert Halmi talked up their new studio venture in Yonkers, NY

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to increase incentives to film and television to $700 million a year, arguing that a lesser commitment would cause producers to go elsewhere.

Itselectric, a Brooklyn-based electric vehicle curbside charging company, announced a strategic partnership with Hyundai CRADLE and New York City Economic Development Corporation to demonstrate curbside EV charging specifically built for cities. The EV chargers will be the first compact, durable, and user-friendly charge post featuring a fully detachable charging cord...

Hyundai and Itselectric will initially install six charges throughout Brooklyn

In the cavernous Brooklyn warehouse where The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was filmed there are towers of pillbox hats, double-stacked racks of dresses and coats ..

At an October set visit during the shooting of the comedy’s latest season, Emmy-winning costume designer Donna Zakowska gave marching orders to her team in order to translate the characters’ emotions and aesthetic tone of each scene. Over five seasons, Zakowska says she’s dressed nearly 50,000 principal actors and extras for Amazon Prime Video’s hit show, which launches its final season Friday.

It's the last season the the New York-centric Prime Video series.