Mangano Works To Attract Motion Picture Industry Jobs To Nassau

Two-day tour will showcase Nassau County locations to major film studios

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano will greet 25 of the film industry’s largest location managers as well as several film producers on Dec. 14 who will then begin a two-day tour of Nassau County’s hottest filming spots.

“Film makers are always looking for the perfect location. Well, I have good news: they will find what they are looking for right here in Nassau County,” said Mangano. “I’m proud to represent a County that has more production days than any other county or borough in New York outside of the city itself.”

Mangano has long been focused on bolstering the motion picture industry in Nassau County. As a County legislator, he worked to establish a working movie studio at the former Grumman site.

“The motion picture industry is a job creator, and if we are putting people to work we are doing the right thing for the people of Nassau County,” said Mangano. “Every time a film project calls Nassau County home, revenue is generated.”

Tour destinations include the beautiful Allegria Hotel and Spa in Long Beach to industry stand-bys Sands Point Preserve and Old Bethpage Village Restoration. A tour of the Nassau County Correctional Center, also used often for filming and television work, will be seen as well as Nassau County’s newest NYS approved soundstages; Gold Coast Studios and Grumman Studios – both in Bethpage. In addition, there will be myriad of different drive-bys and tours along the way.

Mangano has recently approved television shoots for Royal Pains, Running Wilde and Comedy Central at the Theodore Roosevelt Legislative and Executive Building in Mineola.

The Film Friendly Nassau County Location and Studio tour has attracted location managers who have worked on film and television shows such as the new Avengers movie, Salt, White Collar, Michael Clayton, Rescue Me, Sex and the City II, Julie and Julia, Morning Glory, Sorcerer’s Apprentice and many more. Some location managers from commercials and print work will also be in attendance. Up and coming filmmakers, Stevan Mena (Bereavement), Elias Plagianos (The Crimson Mask), and Larry Strong (The Last Day of Summer) will also participate in the tour.

Actor Brian O’Halloran from Clerks, Clerks II and Dogma, and who is now working on Everything You’ve Got with Reese Witherspoon, will come along for the ride. Brian is a board member of the Long Island Film/TV Foundation and has been the host for the closing party of the Long Island International Film Expo for several years. Brian starred in Stevan Mena’s cult horror/comedy classic, Brutal Massacre. “I’m looking forward to seeing all that Nassau County has to offer the film community,” said O’Halloran.

The Film Friendly Nassau Location and Studio Tour is being sponsored by the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency (IDA).

“The money these projects bring in helps to offset the tax burden on our constituents,” said Mangano. “I have long welcomed this industry to Nassau County. The door is open.”