So, to add my voice to the crowd of very reasonable complainers: I think it’s understandable that living in a beautiful picturesque neighborhood in a big famous rich city means that people will sometimes want to shoot films here. That’s fine, I don’t really mind. What I do mind is that they’ve completely taken over the hood with no alternate arrangements other than “Call us if you’re towed and we’ll tell you where you are.” How about you take some of the many many millions of dollars you’re spending to make this movie and pay for overnight parking for us. What is it, $30 a night on State Street? Let’s say it’s 100 cars — that’s $3000! You spend twice that on the catering spread and the bagels are stale anyway.

I don’t know whom to complain to about this: 311, SJP, Homer Fink … all I know is I definitely can’t complain to Really.

Don’t forget the:

The French Connection
Trading Places (the gorilla getting shipped back to Africa scene at the end of the movie)

and on and on….

not even if i drove would you find me siting around throwing stones at those would-be parkers wining about there fatcat cars. when was the last time you though about the environment and stopped to consider the carbin footprint your leaving behind in all that snow??

so what’s the net net here…does it really mater where peopel park there stupid cars? NO!! Look, I get it: I like movies as much as the next guy, but on the flipside of the coin, lets not look a gifthorse in the mouth. if hollywood comes calling, youd all be cashing in you’re chips bigtime.

Angry about all this? Here are some deep pockets for the perfect slip-and-fall lawsuit opportunity! (Kidding, kidding.)

parking in the heights has gotten significantly worse since the garage on love lane has closed, and i dont care if dont like us complaining. we have a right to. that being said, i plan to walk by the movie sets and fix myself a plate of their fine catered food. if they try to stop me, im going to let them know that they are taking away my parking. fair’s fair, right?

I do believe something must be done about this constant filming in the area. They should at least provide garage vouchers to the owners of the cars parked on the streets where they are filming.

May be we should all call the borough councilman or congressmen (you think they are played off?) to put an end to these constant disruptions in the hood?!

(They should also have to open and maintain an excellent restaurant that serves great moderately priced food and that also facilitates sexual transactions among those present. Which of course means that diners will have to be imported from other nabes, like Rio….)

In fact, I do find it offensive that our neighborhood is taken over, with no tangible benefits to residents and visitors, so that already-rich actors and producers and directors can get richer. It’s not as though they’re contributing some good to the world; just lining their own pockets, at great inconvenience and disruption, and, arguably, expense to our neighborhood.

You need a few streets? Fine. Mildly annoying, but manageable. This situation does not feel manageable, and I agree with those suggesting that we make our displeasure known. Anyone know whom we should call?