JUNE
5, 2005 --
Law & Order:
Criminal Intent visited Riverdale Avenue,
in the northwest corner of The Bronx, May 31, for location
filming.
A few months ago, Law & Order -- perhaps a different unit in the L&O
family -- was on location on the same thoroughfare, occasioning a letter in
The Riverdale Press, a local weekly, noting
how parking bans to accomodate the show's vehicles causes some strain on residents
-- in the case of the letterwriter, bringing a sick child to a doctor, with
both parent and physician delayed for lack of parking.
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No
Parking due to filming.
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When Law & Order
visits, parking is banned for most of the day, although the show's
gear might not arrive until 5 p.m.
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Truck
loads of Law and Order gear make navigating the area
difficult.
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Local merchants
say that they lose business, because of the all-day parking ban,
when Law & Order visits. Perhaps the parking ban might be reduced
-- and with some interaction between the TV people and local residents.
The
treats shown in one of the accompanying photos are not part
of a block party for the people of the area; they are for the
crew.
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Treats
for the L&O crew.
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The location
of the Riverdale Avenue set was a former jewelry store that was
revived to be a jewelry store for the show.
Nearing the set, LPR noticed Chris Noth
and tried to get a photo of him, with one crew member asking me to move along. |
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Perhaps Mr, Noth
had an idea that LPR was hovering. Suddenly, after LPR got
two profile photos, Mr. Noth turned in the direction of the LPR camera just as
he was about to enter the set. After LPR got this third photo, Mr. Noth first
made a face, then smiled -- LPR thanked him, and the star smiled a bit more broadly
as he headed for the temporarly-revived -- but ficitional -- jewelry store on
Riverdale Avenue.
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The
L&O Jewelry Store set.
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Chris
Noth in profile …
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And
a second view …
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Chris
Noth looking acknowledging LPR's presence.
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Off
to to the set …
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