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  • Did they take these signs down early because of the rain? I didn’t see any when I parked tonight (Wed)

  • Did they take these signs down early because of the rain? I didn’t see any when I parked tonight (Wed)

  • They do not film in the rain. AND THAT MEANS THEY WILL BE BACK AGAIN, FOR TWO MORE DAYS! They knew yesterday there was a 90% chance of rain today, so they knew they would not be shooting. But because they do not care about the neighborhood at all they do not bother to cancel their invasion of our streets the night before, thereby ensuring that dozens, or probably up to 100 or more residents either had to garage their car, or drive to a different neighborhood to park their car. 13 BLOCKS THEY TOOK OVER! This includes people who take their car to work daily, because the film crew did not even have the decency to evict cars until 8 or 9 am, but rather got the permit to require removal under threat of towing, at 5 and 6 am for the two shoots. Particularly disgraceful considering the crews didn’t show up until hours later, and filming was not even scheduled to begin until late afternoon. So why does this happen? Simple- because we let it happen. The film crews are not the bad guys- simply capitalists looking to make a buck, using the land for free- the American Way, right? The bad guys are the Mayor’s Office on Film and Broadcasting, who don’t give a shit about DUMBO residents. Why not? Because we don’t express ourselves to them, which we should start doing. Years back, DUMBO managed to get a film moratorium for several months from the MOFM; we could do it again. And to those who want the filming- good, tell MOFM you want the filming. But please, don’t tell me about the jobs created, the taxes those jobs generate, the coolness the films bring to DUMBO and alleged increases in property values- a claim I’ve never seen backed up by statistics- and how could it be- and that I doubt is true anyway; I have a job, pay taxes, etc, but I don’t commandeer a neighborhood, run roughshod over it and show no respect for residents’ right in the process. There should be a balance here that simply does not exist. We are not just a back lot for film crews to use for free- we are a living, breathing, neighborhood that do not need these shoots invading out space. I’ve been there, done that, but who wants to volunteer to lead the protest to the MOFM?

  • They do not film in the rain. AND THAT MEANS THEY WILL BE BACK AGAIN, FOR TWO MORE DAYS! They knew yesterday there was a 90% chance of rain today, so they knew they would not be shooting. But because they do not care about the neighborhood at all they do not bother to cancel their invasion of our streets the night before, thereby ensuring that dozens, or probably up to 100 or more residents either had to garage their car, or drive to a different neighborhood to park their car. 13 BLOCKS THEY TOOK OVER! This includes people who take their car to work daily, because the film crew did not even have the decency to evict cars until 8 or 9 am, but rather got the permit to require removal under threat of towing, at 5 and 6 am for the two shoots. Particularly disgraceful considering the crews didn’t show up until hours later, and filming was not even scheduled to begin until late afternoon. So why does this happen? Simple- because we let it happen. The film crews are not the bad guys- simply capitalists looking to make a buck, using the land for free- the American Way, right? The bad guys are the Mayor’s Office on Film and Broadcasting, who don’t give a shit about DUMBO residents. Why not? Because we don’t express ourselves to them, which we should start doing. Years back, DUMBO managed to get a film moratorium for several months from the MOFM; we could do it again. And to those who want the filming- good, tell MOFM you want the filming. But please, don’t tell me about the jobs created, the taxes those jobs generate, the coolness the films bring to DUMBO and alleged increases in property values- a claim I’ve never seen backed up by statistics- and how could it be- and that I doubt is true anyway; I have a job, pay taxes, etc, but I don’t commandeer a neighborhood, run roughshod over it and show no respect for residents’ right in the process. There should be a balance here that simply does not exist. We are not just a back lot for film crews to use for free- we are a living, breathing, neighborhood that do not need these shoots invading out space. I’ve been there, done that, but who wants to volunteer to lead the protest to the MOFM?

  • Hey oldtimer, while I share your concerns over parking issues, the film industry pumps hundreds of millions of dollars into the NY economy every year. For someone in the film industry, I can tell you that it’s vital addition to our economy. So many states compete for this business by offering insane tax incentives. NYC is the center of the world and for better or worse, you live it. It will always be a popular filming location. I agree that it can be particularly disruptive to our small neighborhood and we do have a very high volume of shoots here so it wouldn’t hurt to have some provisions in place to keep the neighborhoods interest in mind. I won’t be leading any protest with you but some open discourse might be helpful.

  • Hey oldtimer, while I share your concerns over parking issues, the film industry pumps hundreds of millions of dollars into the NY economy every year. For someone in the film industry, I can tell you that it’s vital addition to our economy. So many states compete for this business by offering insane tax incentives. NYC is the center of the world and for better or worse, you live it. It will always be a popular filming location. I agree that it can be particularly disruptive to our small neighborhood and we do have a very high volume of shoots here so it wouldn’t hurt to have some provisions in place to keep the neighborhoods interest in mind. I won’t be leading any protest with you but some open discourse might be helpful.

  • Old Timer, we have a similar point of view. What’s the MOFM? Maybe it would make sense to draft a letter, then gather signatures (I think there’s a free Web service for gathering signatures?) and send the result to this MOFM outfit. What I’d like to achieve is for film makers to A. give more than 2 days of notice and B. rent out a local garage and allow residents to park there at no cost during shoots. They’re still getting a great NYC neighborhood for nearly free.

    Anyone else interested in pursuing this?

  • Old Timer, we have a similar point of view. What’s the MOFM? Maybe it would make sense to draft a letter, then gather signatures (I think there’s a free Web service for gathering signatures?) and send the result to this MOFM outfit. What I’d like to achieve is for film makers to A. give more than 2 days of notice and B. rent out a local garage and allow residents to park there at no cost during shoots. They’re still getting a great NYC neighborhood for nearly free.

    Anyone else interested in pursuing this?

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