Sets and the City: Why New York’s Film and TV Business Is Booming

Variety - Sep 30, 2026

When Rafael Espinal took office in February as New York City’s entertainment chief, he looked around and saw a city that was thriving but had yet to recover from a yearslong slump in film and TV production. “The number of permits we were seeing was 50% compared to pre-pandemic,” says Espinal, sitting in a lower […]

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