Reopening Hollywood: Rising New York Production A Bright Spot In A Strapped City, But Concerns Linger

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAfter months of nearly constant bad news — theater closures, movie postponements, “Tenet!” — the film industry last week finally received a glimmer of good news: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that cinemas outside of NYC can start reopening on Friday.Hollywood studios have made it clear that blockbusters won’t return until cinemas in New York and California, two influential movie markets in the U.S., can reopen.

With New York cinemas outside of New York City allowed to reopen at limited capacity on Friday, Oct. 23, movie theater stocks rose on Monday as Wall Street debated the business implications of Gov.

Also Read: AMC Theatres Will Remain Open Amid Cineworld, Regal ShutdownOn Saturday, Cuomo said theaters in New York will be allowed to open at 25% capacity on October 23, with a maximum of 50 people per screening room.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorExhibitors in New York State are speed dialing former staffers and bookers after a surprise weekend announcement by Gov.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorFinally, exhibition gets a break in the Empire State.During a press conference on Saturday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced movie theaters outside of New York City can reopen at 25 percent capacity or up to 50 people per screen on October 23rd.

NEW YORK – The NYPD took a man into custody Thursday evening after he was seen climbing up the side of the New York Times building in Manhattan. Video taken from street level shows the climber several stories up near one of the building’s corners.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe entertainment industry has turned its focus on Albany, N.Y., over the last week, as it escalates the pressure on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow movie theaters to reopen.Inside the Capitol, Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy has also been rallying support for the industry.

Eddie Van Halen by briefly turning the Van Siclen Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, New York into ‘Van Halen Avenue’.The late guitarist passed away last week at the age of 65 following a battle with cancer.Street artist Adrian Wilson paid a unique tribute to Van Halen over the weekend by creating a stickered station sign in the style of the New York subway system and placing it on a wall at Van Siclen Avenue station.After he paid a similar tribute to the late US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe New York Comic Con panel for The CW’s Nancy Drew didn’t waste any time will getting into things as the show’s stars stars Kennedy McMann (Nancy Drew), Scott Wolf (Carson Drew), Alex Saxon (Ace), Leah Lewis (George Fan), Maddison Jaizani (Bess Marvin), Tunji Kasim (Ned “Nick” Nickerson) and Riley Smith (Ryan Hudson) participated in a lightning round of questions in-character before creator/executive producer Noga Landau and showrunner/executive producer

Also Read: Gale Sayers, Chicago Bears Legend and Subject of 'Brian's Song,' Dies at 77Whitey Ford circa 1955: (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Following the passing of Yogi Berra, Whitey Ford was referred to by The New York Times as The Greatest Living Yankee. Nicknamed “The Chairman of the Board,” Ford won both the Cy Young Award and the MVP in 1961.Ford was born in Manhattan and began his career with the Yankees in 1950 before serving in the Army during the Korean War.

Responding to rising rates of COVID-19 in certain parts of New York, the state set new restrictions that go into effect starting today, in areas ofCentral Queens, Southern Brooklyn and Far Rockaway. They are divided into Red, Orange and Yellow zones.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsSeason 12 of Doctor Who left devoted Whovians with a number of surprises and twists to process right before the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill in March. While the Doctor herself, Jodie Whittaker, didn’t reveal what’s to come in Season 13, she did say Doctor Who enthusiasts can look forward to new stories.“We’re certainly in prep.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsSaturday Night Live came back during the weekend to kick off its 46th season, but after months since COVID-19 ravaged New York, much has changed.

NEW YORK -- A wealthy benefactor of Keith Raniere, the disgraced leader of a self-improvement group in upstate New York convicted of turning women into sex slaves branded with his initials, is facing sentencing in the federal conspiracy case.Seagram’s liquor fortune heiress Clare Bronfman is due to appear on Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn.