'Ugly Betty' Relocates to NYC
By Associated Press | May 13, 2008
Production of ABC's "Ugly Betty" is moving to New York.
The announcement came Monday from Governor Paterson, Mayor Bloomberg, and ABC Studios president Mark Pedowitz.
They say the popular ABC comedy will be taking advantage of a 35% tax credit from the city and state when it makes the move from Los Angeles.
"Ugly Betty" stars Emmy winner America Ferrera as Betty Suarez, a young woman from Queens who works for a fashion magazine. It will be filmed in Manhattan and Queens, and create more than 200 full- and part-time jobs.
Other hit television shows that film in New York City are "Law & Order," "30 Rock," and "Gossip Girl."
The city's film and television production industry employs 100,000 people and generates $5 billion a year to its economy.
