Not your typical lumberyard, LeNoble Lumber Company of Long Island City in Queens, New York, is celebrating its 50th year in business in 2015. LeNoble is a niche player all the way, supplying lumber and building materials to motion picture and television producers shooting in...
The year was 1965. The NY Jets signed quarterback Joe Namath. The rock group The Who released its first album “I Can’t Explain.” The movie “The Sound of Music” was released. Paul LeNoble, with just a station wagon and a borrowed desk, opens LeNoble Lumber Co., Inc., in Hells...
Supplying and maintaining sustainability in New York’s production industry Since 1965 LeNoble Lumber has been supplying the east coast film industry with scenic and construction materials. It has remained one of the go-to lumber vendors of the New York film and television industry for nearly fifty...
While an assortment of movie studios have made solid commitments to environmental stewardship, including procurement policies that encourage the use of FSC-certified products, there can be a disconnect between corporate policy and actual practice during production. One example of such a disconnect is the use of...
Western Queens studio heads were pleased about Gov. David Paterson’s proposal to reinstate a tax credit for films and television shows shot in New York back into the state’s budget. But they said the governor’s plan falls short in keeping productions on their lots. Paterson proposed...
"The Sopranos" and "Sex and the City" were once the lifeblood of Silvercup Studios in Long Island City, where the HBO mega-hits were filmed. Silvercup CEO Alan Suna remembers how some industry insiders predicted dark days for the studio once Carrie Bradshaw and the girls and...
