Why is it that most of the movie setting is in New York City?

Hi, sweetjoann! Big cities is where the action is. Tall buildings in NY are great for a lot of great scenes in films. People in NY city are all around wherever you look so there's no need for them to hire film extras for $50 each. LOL I love NY. Great question!

I'm not really sure to be honest. At least I can't give you a definite answer anyway. But I imagine that likely one of the main reasons that a lot of movies, TV series, and novels use New York City as a setting has a lot to do with how recognizable the city is. After all, when you really think about it, New York City is easily one of the most famous and recognizable cities in the entire world. I guess it's like London for England and Paris for France. When you think of a city for some countries, there is usually that 'one' city that almost always comes to mind for people, especially if they are not citizens of that particular country. Of course, like I said, I can't say that's definitely a reason. But that's what I think anyway.

That's a good question Joann I was in NYC for my job for 8 months, and the best part was we had a corporate Apt in downtown Manhattan, and it was nice! During my time there I learned a lot, most of the studios there film there, because they're there! It's simple, like "Law and order" that's where the action takes place. They often close the areas when filming, and the people there are used to it! Sometimes they close a bridge for filming if there is a scene that takes place there, I got to see a helicopter scene being filmed there and it was very exciting for me! New York City is a special place, I hope someday you can go there and see for yourself! tdemex

People like the city. Lots of exciting things go on there. That makes for a good story, which makes for a good movie.