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# NYC production spending surges past New Jersey, closes in on California
- URL: https://www.medianexis.com/nyc-production-spending-surges-past-new-jersey-closes-in-on-california/
- Published: 2026-10-29T14:01:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-29T14:01:25.000Z
- Description: Deadline’s Jill Goldsmith reports that New York production spend rose 87% to $1.61 billion in the third quarter per ProdPro, outpacing every other U.S. state and trailing only California’s $1.76 billion.
- Author: The Signals Desk
- Tags: Streaming, Jill Goldsmith, NYC production permits and spending surge

**Why it matters.** Producers now get faster access to New York’s tax credits, since the state moved to pay out the full credit in the first year instead of over three.

*Signal from* [*deadline.com*](https://deadline.com/?ref=medianexis.com) *·* [*Jill Goldsmith*](https://www.medianexis.com/tag/by-jill-goldsmith/) *·* [*read the original*](https://deadline.com/2026/10/nyc-production-movies-tv-surge-1237207080/?ref=medianexis.com)*.*