Studios have Brought an Economic Boom to Western Queens
After nearly 60 years building sets for the film and TV industry, LeNoble Lumber decided to shutter its Hell’s Kitchen facility and set up shop in Long Island City. Like many of the businesses currently ... Read More
Governor Cuomo Proposes Extension of State Film Tax Credit Program Through 2022
Via EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENTHal G. Rosenbluth, President and CEO of Kaufman Astoria Studios said, “The Governor’s support of the New York State Film Tax Credit Program is great economic policy. The tax credit program combined with New York’s ... Read More
NY Gov. Cuomo’s Budget Extend State’s Film Incentives Program
Via DeadlineThe program’s extension also will be good for businesses like Kaufman Astoria Studios, which boasts the only studio backlot in New York City. “The governor’s support of the tax credit is a great economic policy,” ... Read More
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Proposes Production Incentive Extension
Via VarietyHal G. Rosenbluth, President & CEO of Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, also weighed in: “The Governor’s support of the Tax Credit is a great economic policy. The Tax Credit combined with New York’s great talent ... Read More
Restaurant of the Week: The Astor Room
Via QUEENS GAZETTEEscape the madness and uncertainty of the modern day with a visit to The Astor Room at Kaufman Astoria Studios with its Golden Age beauty. The fabled Astor Room originally opened in 1920 as the ... Read More
The Astor Room’s Old Hollywood Charm
Via THE NEW YORKERHollywood isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Astoria. But Kaufman Astoria Studios, a massive complex in Queens with all the gray charm of a penitentiary, has been producing films ... Read More
Hollywood on the Hudson Gets Ready for its Sequel as Studios Expand in N.Y.C.
Via NEW YORK BUSINESS JOURNALIn response, three of the largest studios — Steiner Studios, Kaufman Astoria Studios and Silvercup Studios — have been expanding and building new sounds stages to keep pace. Despite the growth, Hal Rosenbluth, president and CEO ... Read More
Variety Show Takes Over Historic Astor Room
Via QUEENS LEDGEROn Wednesdays, Michael Mott & Friends light up the stage at The Astor Room, the historic venue that has seen the likes of Gloria Swanson, George Burns and Mary Pickford. While Mott and his group of ... Read More
Lights, camera, action!
Via CRAIN'S ENTERTAINMENTWest Side Story is a classic New York tale spun by quintessential New Yorkers. But when Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway hit became a movie, it came to exist as a piece of New ... Read More
Kaufman Astoria Studios Installs Solar Panel System
Via NY1A TV & film studio in Western Queens is taking steps to ‘go green.’ NY1′s Shannan Ferry gives us a look. Sunlight, camera, action. Kaufman Astoria Studios is home to major TV and film productions ... Read More