Knight (Black), outside at an active construction site. He is dressed in a dark suit and wears a hard hat. With his left hand, he holds up a very large photo of East End Studios when once its completed; he points to the photo with his right.

New York Local President Ezra Knight stands in front of the East End Studios construction site on Nov. 15. He and SAG-AFTRA Chief Labor Policy Officer Rebecca Damon joined New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner Pat Kaufman for the groundbreaking ceremony of East End Studios. Located in Sunnyside, Queens, the studios will create hundreds of permanent jobs as well as close to 1,000 construction jobs.

Photo: New York Local President Ezra Knight on-site at the future East End Studios on Nov. 15.

This item was originally featured in the SAG-AFTRA spring 2024 issue

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