Starstruck they’re not.
Merchants who ply their trade on Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue pleaded with lawmakers Wednesday to stop film crews from hogging parking spots and blocking deliveries.
The head of the local business improvement district said film crews took over the streets on 17 of the 73 days between Columbus Day and Christmas last year, costing some businesses $1,000 a day in lost revenue.
“The last few years with these movie shoots, it’s been very, very difficult,” Charlie Sahadi, whose shop has been on Atlantic Avenue since 1948, testified at a City Council hearing.
“It’s caused us major problems in customer service. This is part of how you run a business — give people as much convenience as possible.”
The council is considering a bill that would require the de Blasio administration to create monthly and annual reports on every production filmed in the city.
The monthly reports would have to show how much on-street parking was taken as a result of filming, as well as the duration and location of city film permits.
Film industry representatives testified that too many reporting requirements could drive films away from New York, costing the city millions.