The Mayor's office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting welcomes you to New York City: the birthplace of filmmaking and home of the greatest film locations in the world. We want your film, TV, music video or commercial shoot to run as smoothly as possible. Your production company and our neighborhoods matter to us.

A copy of this directive must be distributed to all production personnel. Failure to comply with the following directives may result in revocation of permit.

Before the Shoot...

• Familiarize yourself with the neighborhood in which you're shooting. Be considerate of schools, churches, senior centers, funeral homes, etc.
  
• Notify the community board, city council, block and merchant associations in which you are filming at least 48 hours in advance of your shoot.
  
• Post letters to notify the neighborhood of the dates, times of your shoot and parking plan. Outline how filming may affect their normal routine. Include production office contact names and phone numbers. These letters should be posted in lobbies and on light poles, and delivered to businesses at least 48 hours before shooting.
  
• Assure businesses that you will allow customer access and truck deliveries.
• NO PARKING signs will be posted a minimum of 48 hours in advance. Parking may not be held more than 24 hours in advance.
• If applicable, VTU NO PARKING signs have been posted before the last legal time that someone could have parked.
  
• Use elastic bands or string when posting resident letters or parking signs on trees.
  
• Provide blackout material to residents' windows for night exterior shoots.
• All necessary permissions for government agency-run properties (i.e. Authorized parking, parks, MTA properties, bridges, courthouses, etc.) have been obtained.