Hollywood East on Wallabout Bay: Eagle interview with Doug Steiner
Chairman of Steiner Studios at the Brooklyn Navy Yard discusses our borough’s film district
Editor’s note: Doug Steiner’s impact on Brooklyn ranks him among the most influential people of the new century. As head of Steiner Studios, called “Hollywood East” along Wallabout Bay in Brooklyn Navy Yard, he has been instrumental in bringing the Brooklyn College Film School to the Navy Yard site as well.
And the dozens of citywide projects his firm has developed include a 55-story tower opposite Brooklyn Academy of Music. A graduate of Stanford University, Doug serves on the boards of the New York City Regional Economic Development Council, BRIC Arts Media, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and North Brooklyn Parks Alliance. Readers should note also that almost 100 well-known feature films and popular televised series have been shot at Steiner Studios.