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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul Recalls Urging Bob Iger & Others To Help Her “Up The Cool Factor” In City By Boosting Film & TV Production


New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she has told film and TV executives and the Broadway community that she is devoted to supporting their industries.

Kathy Hochul says she has made an “aggressive” effort to reassure film and TV production executives and the Broadway theater community that the state ardently supports their industries. The task of marketing to audiences in the Tri-State area in and around New York City has been complicated by several high-profile crimes in the subway system, Hochul noted. Last March, the governor ordered 1,000 National Guard troops to be deployed on subway platforms and in stations after a spate of shootings, stabbings and passengers being shoved onto the tracks.

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