Yesterday Mayor Bloomberg announced (from the set of Law & Order!) a $120,000 “Made in NY” Production Crafts Training Program, which will help women and minorities in the television and movie industry "move up the ladder to well-paying union production jobs," according to the Post. The program will go into effect this spring, with about two dozen trainees learning specific labor union craft skills. more ›

At the Made in NY awards last night the Mayor called the longest-running soap opera in television history, Guiding Light, a “real New York institution.” The show only recently announced its cancellation, after being on radio and television for 72 years. Bloomberg told those in attendance, “This fall, the ‘Light’ will fade after 57 wonderful years in New York City. I really hope that Phillip, Alexandra, Alan and all the Spaldings can work out their differences, that Olivia and Natalia find true love, and that we finally find out who killed Edmond! I think it was Josh—but I never liked him, anyway.” Though he claimed to be unfamiliar with the show, it sure sounds like the Mayor takes an afternoon break to watch his stories. Maybe he'll find comfort in this slideshow tracing GL's history. more ›