NY's $700 million film tax credit is a bust, state-funded report says

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Tuesday February 13, 2024 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [State-funded report says NY’s $700 million film tax credit is a bust]( [No parking signs posted on a pole due to filming for Gossip Girl.]( [The lucrative tax break for movie and TV productions is likely operating “at a net cost to the state," the report finds.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Snow plows clean up John F. Kennedy International Airport during a snowstorm on Feb. 13, 2024.]( [Snowstorm cancels hundreds of flights at NYC airports]( [Federal and local officials are encouraging passengers to check the status of their flights before leaving home.]( [Officers stand near the entrance to the Bronx subway platform where a shooting occurred on Monday afternoon.]( [NYPD identifies victim in Bronx 4 train shooting, searches for 2 gunmen]( [Police say two masked men in their 20s fired the shots that killed 35-year-old Obed Beltran-Sanchez.]( [A picture of a hot chocolate in front of a pink wall.]( [Gimme s'more: Britney Spears-themed hot chocolate hits the Upper East Side]( [Lines probably won’t be getting any shorter at Glace this week.]( [An error message on a computer monitor.]( [Remote learning at NYC public schools gets off to rocky start]( [Educators and parents around the city said they had problems logging on. The education department acknowledged there was a problem.]( [Sledders in Riverside Park]( [It's NYC's first big snow in years. Here's where to get your sled on.]( [Meteorologists say this snow is perfect for sledding and cross country skiing.]( [the Empire State Building with purple lights]( [Extra Extra: The Empire State Building is finally getting into the NFT game]( [Because you can now get an ESB "membership" that'll earn you digital tokens, here are your afternoon links: Kanye West listening party on Long Island, Squishmallows playing hardball, mushroom frog and more.]( [A dark room with a red glow.]( [NYC's best techno club ‘vibe checks’ you at the door. So I tried to get in.]( [To enter Basement, you have to prove you’re there for the music. Our reporter definitely was.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]() [Gothamist]() [WNYC Studios]() [NJPR]( [WQXR]() [New Sounds]() Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.