Broadway Stages Hosts Tree Stewardship Event

Director of Youth Programs Cheryl Blaylock and her amazing group of kids teamed up with Broadway Stages to provide a two-hour tree stewardship program.

Director of Youth Programs Cheryl Blaylock and her amazing group of kids teamed up with Broadway Stages to provide a two-hour tree stewardship program.

Young volunteers from Trees NY, an environmental and urban forestry nonprofit organization, cleaned trash, pulled weeds, cultivated soil, and watered trees in front of our studio at 370 Greenpoint Ave. The organization's mission is to plant, preserve, and protect New York City's urban forest through education, volunteer groups, and advocacy.

Broadway Stages Supports Environmental Education Program

ExxonMobil and Broadway Stages funded the S.Y.S.T.E.M Teen Summer Program, which came to an end at the Lentol Garden Wednesday afternoon. Through the program, 12 New York City high school students developed skills to become future leaders of environmental studies. The Greenpoint YMCA and the NYU Wallerstein Collaborative for Urban Environmental Education developed the program with a focus on the integration of STEM standards.

Broadway Stages Co-Sponsors National Night Out 2014

Broadway Stages, CBS's "The Good Wife" (filmed at Broadway Stages), and Greenpoint YMCA sponsored the Night Out Against Crime, an event celebrating and promoting safer neighborhoods. In Greenpoint, the 94th Precinct discussed ways to prevent crime and highlight neighborhood watch groups and other crimefighting efforts. Thank you to Betty Hulson and the crew of the 94th Precinct Community Council for putting together another amazing event full of food, rides, and music.

"Blue Bloods" Partners With Nonprofit to Fight Poverty

"Blue Bloods," which films right here at Broadway Stages, is helping the nonprofit Rock And Wrap It Up! provide food to soup kitchens, churches, and homeless shelters across North America.

Using green tactics, the organization collects untouched food from concerts, television production sets, and catering tables and distributes it to agencies that fight poverty. Since 1991, Rock And Wrap It Up! has donated to over 43,000 shelters and places of need and fed more than 500 million people. Read more at nylovesfilm and visit Rock And Wrap It up! Facebook to get involved.

"Blue Bloods," filmed at Broadway Stages, is helping Rock And Wrap It Up! fight poverty.

"Blue Bloods," filmed at Broadway Stages, is helping Rock And Wrap It Up! fight poverty.

Groundswell and Broadway Stages Team Up for Community Art Project

Broadway Stages president Gina Argento (center) and Participants of the Groundswell Community Mural Project

Broadway Stages president Gina Argento (center) and Participants of the Groundswell Community Mural Project

The Groundswell Community Mural Project's at-risk youth program unveiled a new mural at Broadway Stages in Greenpoint, Brooklyn today. Entitled "Welcome to Greenpoint," the installation at 370 Greenpoint Avenue celebrates the neighborhood’s rich immigrant history and future as NYC's capital for TV and film. "We're honored that these students chose to build their gorgeous mural at Broadway Stages. They have put so much hard work into recreating, even re-imagining, our entire neighborhood. Their mural will be a constant reminder that Greenpoint is at the heart of who we all are," Broadway Stages president Gina Argento said.

Broadway Stages Opens Broadway Kitchen

Our new commercial kitchen, where Food Network's "Chopped" was filmed for 11 seasons

Broadway Stages is excited to announce our newest stage facility with its very own commercial kitchen. Located at 21-29 45th Road, Long Island City, NY, 11101, this space was the home of the award-winning Food Network show "Chopped" for 11 seasons and also served as the set for various commercials and television shows.

A New Horizon in Staten Island

Broadway Stages plans to convert Arthur Kill Correctional Facility in Staten Island into a 69-acre mecca for making movies, TV shows, and music videos. The correctional facility closed in 2011.

"We are looking forward to expanding on Staten Island and transforming Arthur Kill into a world-class production facility," Broadway Stages president Gina Argento said.

Staten Island, the future home of a state-of-the-art Broadway Stages studio

 

The proposed production studios in Staten Island, currently Arthur Kill Correctional Facility