| Broadcast crews and press photographers are welcome at the 92nd Street Y. But there are a few things to keep in mind. |
Our primary responsibility is to our patrons and to our speakers and performers, so crews and photographers need to be as unobtrusive and respectful of them as possible. |
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| It's best to contact us before the day of an event so that we have time to secure the necessary permissions — from speakers or performers, from class participants and/or from parents of minors — and to make the necessary technical and security arrangements. |
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| While we want to help you with your story, we also want your viewers/listeners/readers to know that the great event or rewarding activity they are learning about took place at the 92nd Street Y. That's why we ask that the Y be properly credited during the segment or in the photo caption with the phrase "92nd Street Y, New York City" and / or the voiceover "New York's 92nd Street Y." |
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| A publicist will meet your crew, escort them through the building and be on hand to facilitate your visit. |
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| Auditoriums |
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| The 92nd Street Y has two beautiful theaters that host spoken word events and concerts. The ground floor Kaufmann Concert Hall is a 917-seat proscenium theater and Buttenwieser Hall, on the second floor, is a more intimate space with 280 seats. The Y occasionally uses two other rooms for speakers and performances, Weill Art Gallery and Warburg Lounge, both on the ground floor. |
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| TV & Radio |
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| All of these spaces are governed by the rules of the Theatrical Stage Employees Union (Local No. One IATSE, AFL-CIO), of which the Y's stagehands are members. This means that there may be a fee to tape in these spaces, and there may be a limit to how much of an event may be broadcast. |
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| If you represent a news show (per the union, "news" refers to a specific set of programs classified as such by the Actors' Equity Association) and your equipment is self-contained, i.e., you are not plugging into our sound system and do not require light checks or other assistance from our crew, there is no fee. Spoken word events may be recorded in their entirety and up to 3 minutes may be aired; music events have a cap of 30 minutes for recording and 3 minutes for airtime. |
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| If you represent a non-news show and/or you wish to broadcast more than 3 minutes of an event, there is a union-mandated buyout fee, which covers the crew cost for the entire event. |
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| If your equipment is not self-contained, i.e., you are plugging into our sound system (or require light checks or other assistance from our crew), you can get a direct audio feed from our sound system. Again, the Theatrical Stage Employees Union (Local No. One IATSE, AFL-CIO), of which the Y's stagehands are members, dictates that there be a plug-in fee. |
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| Note: A radio producer's best bet is to request a broadcast quality tape, i.e., a D.A.T. (digital audio tape), in advance. We will be happy to get the tape to you the following afternoon so long as you satisfy the Actor's Equity requirements regarding news and non-news shows. If you prefer to record the event yourself, keep in mind that, per Actors' Equity, news shows and public radio shows may use up to three minutes of an event at no cost, but non-news programs may need to pay a fee, as will any program wishing to air a Y event in its entirety. |
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| Photographers |
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| Still photographers are welcome at the Y, but there are a few caveats. You must be on assignment from a recognized media outlet, your producer or editor must have contacted us in advance and you must be prepared to show proper press credentials. Out of respect for our audiences, flash photography is not allowed during spoken word events and concerts, and we ask that you "blimp" (muffle) your camera while shooting. The primary shooting location is the back of the house, although, if arranged in advance, photographers may shoot from the balcony (in the case of Kaufmann Concert Hall) and the front of the house. Fire-safety regulations prohibit shooting in the aisles. Last, a publicist must accompany photographers at all times. |
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| Other Y Facilities |
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| Our fitness center has a diverse clientele working out in visually arresting settings many of which allow both floor-level and balcony filming. These locations include weight rooms, fitness studios and basketball and racquetball courts; Cardio Court, our 5,000-square-foot cardiovascular workout studio, with 72 pieces of equipment; Massage Therapy; a brand new, large foyer with a café, Café 92, and pro shop; and saunas, steam rooms and sleek new locker rooms. For safety reasons, filming is not permitted in the pool area. |
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| The Y also has dance, music and art studios where patrons of all ages stretch their creative muscles, and many other colorful settings (see Great Visuals at the Y for more ideas). |
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| You are welcome to record activities at any of these locations so long as our teachers and patrons are comfortable with your doing so. We will make every effort to accommodate both your wishes and those of program participants; in many cases, we can arrange for people to move to a designated area of the room that becomes off-bounds to photographers and broadcast crews. |
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| While there are no fees for shooting or recording in these locations, we do require that the Y be properly credited. |
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| Still photographers are subject to the rules listed above. |
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| You can make arrangements to photograph or record events by contacting us via email / 212.415.5450. |
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| Off-Site Locations |
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| The 92nd Street Y often presents several high-profile events on a single evening. When this happens, it becomes necessary to hold one of the events at an off-site location. Two frequently used sites are Congregation Rodeph Shalom and Rockefeller University's Caspary Auditorium. The Y also holds programs at its West Side location, the Steinhardt Building ("Makor"), and at Y Village in Rockland County. |
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| Congregation Rodeph Shalom |
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| Located at 7 West 83rd Street, between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue, this synagogue has a medium-sized auditorium that seats 600 people. Camera crews must shoot from the back of the house, and because the Y's stagehands manage events here, the stagehands' union fees and rules apply to tapings at this location, as do our stipulations about crediting the Y. |
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| Rockefeller University's Caspary Auditorium |
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| Located just within the gates of Rockefeller University at 66th Street and York Avenue, this indoor amphitheatre seats 430 people. Camera crews must shoot from the back of the house. Since Rockefeller University has its own crew, the Y's stagehands' union fees and rules do not apply here, although our stipulations about crediting the Y do. |
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| Steinhardt Building ("Makor") |
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| In 2001, the 92nd Street Y merged with a new cultural center on Manhattan's West Side. What is now the Y's Steinhardt Building is located at 35 West 67th Street, between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West. The facility houses a music performance space; a café/bar; a 115-seat lecture hall; a 72-seat screening room; a small art gallery; a reading room; and several classrooms. A variety of events take place at this location, including talks and panel discussions; pop, folk, jazz and other live-music performances; film series; and social events. Contact us via email to learn about broadcast tapings and still photography at this location. |
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| Y Village |
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| Approximately 45 minutes from Manhattan in Rockland County, New York, is a 92nd Street Y facility called Y Village. It contains an art center, a nature center, a pool, basketball courts, activity cabins and other facilities. During the summer, the Village hosts over 1,500 children who participate in the Y's 13 camp programs; during the remainder of the year, the Village is the site of adult and family activities that take advantage of the beautiful locale. |
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| Our policy for recording and photographing here is the same as that for doing so at the Y itself. |
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| We ask that you credit the Y during the segment or in the photo caption with the phrase "92nd Street Y, New York City" and/or the voiceover "New York's 92nd Street Y." |
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| We must make sure our program leaders and participants are comfortable having a crew/photographer present, and we ask that the crew be as unobtrusive as possible. |
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| We'll need advance notice to make the necessary arrangements. |
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| If children are involved, we'll need to contact parents and guardians and we ask that you not tape or photograph children whose parents or guardians have not given consent. |
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| You can make arrangements to photograph or record events by contacting us via email / 212.415.5450. |
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