Are There Too Many Movie Shoots In Park Slope?

The movie and TV industry is booming in New York City, which is something we see on local streets fairly regularly — from Anchorman 2 to The Americans to Orange Is the New Black to brand new pilots, we’re no strangers to the neon ‘no parking’ signs, the trucks that always seem to keep running, the catering tents, and the production crews with walkie-talkies asking us to cross the street while they film.

And if it feels like there are more productions now than before, you’re not wrong. A report in the Post says that filming in NYC increased by 15% between December 2012 and March 2014.

Some neighborhoods are sick of it, though. Last year, Brooklyn Heights managed to get the city to scale back how many film shoots were allowed there, and others may follow suit. Officials told the Post that they are always looking at the scale and frequency of productions, and “will temporarily restrict filming in certain areas that have been significantly impacted.”

With hefty tax incentives — an estimated $420 million in rebates annually — crews have been drawn here from other, pricier towns, like Los Angeles. And though they’re getting a big tax break, the state is seeing some impact — the LA Times reports that NYC saw an estimated $2.1 billion in spending in 2013, up from $600,000 in spending 10 years earlier, and we added 10,675 entertainment sector jobs between 2004 and 2012.

So how have you seen it impact the neighborhood?

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