NYC Council · Int 1183-2025 · Filed (End of Session)

Requiring the dept of small business services to conduct a study on the economic impact of film and television production on local businesses and develop a plan to mitigate lost revenue attributable to filming.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Feb 13, 2025

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law in relation to requiring the department of small business services to conduct a study on the economic impact of film and television production on local businesses and develop a plan to mitigate lost revenue attributable to filming” Read the full text

Small Business

What it does

This bill would require the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) to conduct a study to measure the negative economic impact of film and television production on local businesses, including loss of revenue, and to issue an associated report to the Mayor, Speaker of the Council, and the public. This bill would further require SBS to create a plan to mitigate the loss in revenue that local businesses experience due to filming activity.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.