32 DECEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 7, 2017 BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP
"Blue Bloods" returns to Bay Ridge with a bang
BY JAIME DEJESUS
JDEJESUS@BROOKLYNREPORTER.COM
“Blue Bloods” has returned to Bay
Ridge.
The stars were out in the neighborhood
on Tuesday, November 28
as the hit CBS show, now in its eighth
season, returned to Bay Ridge to film
an intense action scene.
The big highlight of the shoot,
which featured Donnie Wahlberg,
Len Cariou and others, included a
car chase that ends up with a car
slamming into the set of a deli that
was created in the garage adjacent
to Harbor Car Service, 9419 Fifth
Avenue, during the Thanksgiving
weekend. A vehicle crashed into the
fake store, called Exceptional Deli,
around 12 p.m.
A large crowd of Bay Ridge residents
and fans of the program gathered
around the shoot as the neighborhood
went Hollywood for a day.
"I saw a bunch of policemen and
ambulances and wondered if it was
a catastrophe but they were parked
properly so I didn't think so," said
one bystander, Madeline. "It's a nice
surprise on Tuesday morning. I've
seen the show a few times but I think
I’ll watch it now. I love that they’re
filming here. Bay Ridge is a great
neighborhood. I was born here and
it’s a great area to film. I’m waiting for
the big crash."
"I think Bay Ridge is a popular area
and it's probably easier to manage
the people and traffic. It’s cool to see.
I watch the show," added Isadora B.
"This is definitely cool to see. I live
right near the filming."
Some onlookers thought a real
car crash had occurred, but were
relieved to hear it was just staged.
Others thought the deli was a new
business in town.
"I think it’s pretty cool and I'm
excited about it," said Michelle Neto,
an employee at the nearby Mike's
Deli. "It makes the neighborhood
more upbeat and the day go by faster.
Everyone told me there’s a new deli
in town and you have competition. I
told them, 'No, it’s a storefront and it's
going to be up in smoke in about 20
hours.'"
This isn't the first time the crime
drama has made its way to Bay Ridge.
The show has filmed throughout the
years in areas such as Harbor View
Terrace and St. Patrick's Church.
"Blue Bloods" airs Fridays at 10 p.m.
on CBS.
BROOKLYN MEDIA GROUP/Photos by Jaime DeJesus
Scenes from “Blue Bloods” were filmed at Fifth Avenue and
94th Street on Tuesday, November 28.