Filming Notice: The Taking of Pelham 123

May 5th, 2008

Director Tony Scott is filming the remake of The Taking of Pelham 123, a 1978 film, in Dumbo on Tuesday, May 6, 2008. The movie stars Denzel Washington and John Travolta and is set for release on 31July2009. They’ve posted letters in the area, which include the street locations and no-parking notices (red line above indicate no parking). Letter from Locations Dept after the jump.

Dear Neighbor,

Columbia Pictures will be filming scenes in this area for the upcoming feature film entitled The Taking of Pelham 1:23. We will be working in this area on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 between the approximate hours of 11am-9pm.

In order to facilitate filming, we will need to hold parking for filming and for equipment trucks beginning Monday, May 5, 2008. The streets affected will include:

  • John Street, btw. Jay St & Adams St, both sides
  • Adams Street, btw. John St & Plymouth St, both sides
  • Plymouth Street, btw. Adams St & Bridge St, both sides
  • Jay Street, btw. John St & York St, both sides
  • Front Street, btw. Jay St & Bridge St, both sides
  • Washington St. btw. Plymouth St & York St, both sides

Please note that cars left on these streets after 6am Tuesday, May 6, 2008 may be relocated to a block nearby the NYPD Tow Unit.

We are aware of the inconvenience caused by our activities and apologize in advance. If you have particular concerns (scheduled deliveries, parking difficulties, construction, accessibility needs, etc.) that must be addressed, please call the Locations Department at (718) 706-3531. We will do everything possible to find a mutually agreeable solution.

Your cooperation will help to make this location shoot a success, and help support the employment of the thousands of New Yorkers who make their living in the City’s entertainment industry.

Thank you in advance of your understanding.
Sincerely,
The Locations Department

{The Taking of Pelham 123, IMDb}

Other recent film shoots in Dumbo:
{Synecdoche, 25Jun2007}
{What Happens in Vegas, 05Sept2007}
{I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, 19Sept2006}

Filed in Dumbo Residents, Dumbo in Media at 9:21 am
Comments
  • Local Person
    "The Taking of Pelham 123" staff violated to Mayors Office of Theater and Film since they did not provide the required 24 hour posting notice. They started putting up the Friday night-Saturday morning notices at 10AM on Friday. If you are towed, you may well want to file a claim with their insurer and also with the Mayors office. Regarding the movie, "The Taking of Pelham 123" it was only a so-so movie in 1981, and by todays standards, is very dated and represents a crime ridden period which no longer exists. There should be a system to reject films and also to compensate the general public for the filming in any particular neighborhood, as so many other cities provide countrywide and world wide.
  • DUMBO Res
    The "Business Improvement District" purports to have community interests at heart. But if any of you have attended the lavish seasonal parties it throws, looked at its sources of income and large operating budget, or reviewed who is on its board of directors, you will realize it is an organization owned, operated, and paid for by the most notorious area real estate developers.

    As a developer its much easier to advance your agenda undercover as some sort of community org than directly under your own name.

    It's criminal they have started usurping film shoot donations that used to routinely go to the DUMBO Neighborhood Association (a real neighborhood org totally run by local activist volunteers) that fought for years to landmark DUMBO against BID opposition.
  • Fulton Ferry Res
    Up until recently, DNA and FFLA would receive a modest donation from film shoots in our neighborhoods. But now, with the tacit approval of CB2 and the Mayor's Office for Film, the location managers are directed to give a check to the DUMBO Improvement District. That's right--community associations that rely on the film money for their funding now are shut out as the DID, which is funded by every commercial property and condo owner in DUMBO, gets fatter. And make no mistake- the DID is looking out for the commercial owners, not the residents of DUMBO. Example? Look at the parking rule changes on Front Street. Two hour parking restriction where before there was only a Monday or Tuesday alternate side. Makes West Elm and very few other car destination stores happy, but forces more residents to use the parking lot owned by Walentas (whose buildings are approx half of the assessed properties in the DID). And the police have been having a field day ticketing up and down Front Street lately, surprising those who think that a meter or muni-meter is a requirement before a ticket is issued.
  • loose stool
    I'm curious to know if one of our local organizations can extract some money from these film shoots like the Soho Alliance does over in Soho. They also can limit the amount of permits. I think early on the Alliance would send cadres of people with camera flashes to night time shoots. Some these hot shot directors were on their knees. Maybe we should organize. I have 19,000+ws Speedo with a portable generator.
  • Ari Gold
    I just hope the PA's for Pelham have better attitudes than the PA's from I am Legend.
  • Tiredofyou
    GREAT, another f**kin film shoot taking over the entire f**kin neighborhood. JOY.
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