| (AFX UK Focus) 2007-11-14 20:38 GMT: In Focus: Broadway strike hits chains
NEW YORK (AP) - The Broadway stagehands' strike may seem like an issue only for local business, but its impact could extend far beyond the Great White Way, as declining foot traffic reduces the number of visitors to the outlets of national chain stores, restaurants and hotels. The walkout, which has closed more than two dozen Broadway theaters, entered its fifth day Wednesday with no negotiations planned. The impasse has left tourists adrift and turned the normally crowded Times Square into a comparative ghost town. During a typical year, visitors spend about $5 billion on entertainment, including Broadway shows and other activities, according to NYC & Co., the city's official marketing and tourism organization. City Comptroller William Thompson estimated the economic impact of the strike at $2 million a day, including total spending on tickets, dining, shopping and other activities.
WGA Rips Ellen's Return; NBC Toppling Tonight?
Oh, what a tangled web we weave when writers get up from the table and leave. The show might be going on for Ellen DeGeneres, but as the fifth full day of the Writers Guild of America walkout drew to a close Friday, the prospects for ringing in the New Year with fresh scripted programming continued to diminish. DeGeneres, who took Monday off, then continued to tape her syndicated chatfest, minus a monologue, was back on the air Friday amid an outpouring of dismay from the New York-based WGA East, which vowed to protest when her show tapes in the Big Apple on Nov.19-20 and urged her to stop showing up for work this minute. (In that case, NYC is going to be extra rife with picketers, now that Broadway stagehands have opted to strike starting Saturday.
(AFX UK Focus) 2007-11-14 21:07 GMT: In Focus: Broadway strike hits chains
NEW YORK (AP) - The Broadway stagehands' strike may seem like an issue only for local business, but its impact could extend far beyond the Great White Way, as declining foot traffic reduces the number of visitors to the outlets of national chain stores, restaurants and hotels. The walkout, which has closed more than two dozen Broadway theaters, entered its fifth day Wednesday with no negotiations planned. The impasse has left tourists adrift and turned the normally crowded Times Square into a comparative ghost town. During a typical year, visitors spend about $5 billion on entertainment, including Broadway shows and other activities, according to NYC & Co., the city's official marketing and tourism organization. City Comptroller William Thompson estimated the economic impact of the strike at $2 million a day, including total spending on tickets, dining, shopping and other activities.
In Focus: Broadway strike hits chains
NEW YORK (AP) - The Broadway stagehands' strike may seem like an issue only for local business, but its impact could extend far beyond the Great White Way, as declining foot traffic reduces the number of visitors to the outlets of national chain stores, restaurants and hotels. The walkout, which has closed more than two dozen Broadway theaters, entered its fifth day Wednesday with no negotiations planned. The impasse has left tourists adrift and turned the normally crowded Times Square into a comparative ghost town. During a typical year, visitors spend about $5 billion on entertainment, including Broadway shows and other activities, according to NYC & Co., the city's official marketing and tourism organization. City Comptroller William Thompson estimated the economic impact of the strike at $2 million a day, including total spending on tickets, dining, shopping and other activities.
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