The mayor and other officials made appearances at a press conference at the Navy Yard yesterday for the ribbon cutting of five new sound stages at Steiner Studios. Via the official press release: “‘A little over a decade ago, New York City struggled to attract the lucrative production industry to film here,’ said Mayor Bloomberg. ‘Now the City is such a popular and prosperous home to hundreds of films and television shows, we have to work hard to keep up with the demand for stages and production facilities. These new soundstages at Steiner Studios will create jobs, and expanding our workforce development programs with new grants will help the next generation of production professionals start their careers on the right track.'” Steiner now has double the number of sound stages it did before, with the new ones adding 45,000 square feet of space. You gotta give it to Marty, though, who probably had the best quote of the day, as noted in the Eagle: “‘Forget La-La Land,’ said Borough President Marty Markowitz. “Steiner Studios and Brooklyn are ‘Hollywood East.'” And, finally, the ribbon cutting also came with news that the “Made in NY” Production Assistant Training Program, operated by nonprofit Brooklyn Workforce Innovations, will be co-locating its activities at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The program has a high success rate for training people to get employment as PAs, and the vast majority of its graduates are minorities. Numerous movies and TV shows film or have filmed at Steiner, including “Boardwalk Empire” and “Bored to Death.”
Steiner Studios Opening Five New Sound Stages Today [NYO]
Steiner Studios Opens Five New Sound Stages [Crain’s]
Steiner Studios, ‘Hollywood East,’ Expands Facilities [Eagle]
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