How much $ is the museum getting to take our parking spots?

Hopefully a lot and it helps continue to fund a great institution.

whatever they are getting it is helping them out of debt and reducing the effect of city budget cuts....also some of the spaces are being taken up equiptment related to the renovetion at the botanic garden

$300

Production companies no longer film for free in New York City

"Senior Bloomberg administration officials were to tell representatives from Hollywood studios, advertising and labor unions on Tuesday about the proposed $300 fee for films, commercials, music videos and television series.

To be sure, $300 is a barely noticeable budget line in most multimillion-dollar television and screen projects, and most major cities -- including Los Angeles, New York's major film competitor -- already charge permit fees. But the change is an about-face in policy for a city that has long prided itself on uniquely providing free permits and other perks to lure projects to shoot in the iconic Big Apple."

Read more: http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Production-companies-no-longer-film-for-free-in-464197.php#ixzz1DYkdT2cZ

Read more: http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Production-companies-no-longer-film-for-free-in-464197.php#ixzz1DYkFI5KL

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I'm pretty sure those guys worked for the film company, not the museum or the city.

And $300 is just for filming in NYC. A permit for street parking will run hundreds sometimes thousands of dollars, but it goes to the city. Depending on how many days, how much the shoot impacts the museum's business, etc, the museum is probably getting at least a few thousand dollars.