Prepping for 'And Just Like That' on Avenue A

Text and photos by Stacie Joy

On Wednesday afternoon, I was visiting with Nancy Preston, owner of Milk Money Kitchens at 50 Avenue A. (Read more about Milk Money, which provides commercial kitchen rentals and consulting services for food businesses, right here.) 

Preston was prepping her space between Third Street and Fourth Street for an HBO shoot for the "Sex and The City" revival titled "And Just Like That." (You probably noticed the production trucks along Avenue A!)

Featured in the spread for the assembled cast and crew: cupcakes named after the show's main characters. Today's scene involved cast members Kristin Davis and Mario Cantone (no Cynthia Nixon or Sarah Jessica Parker here). Executive producer Michael Patrick King was also on hand and took a moment to take a photo with Preston.

And thanks to Nancy for letting me stick around to watch the setup...

Christopher Meloni brings 'Law & Order' to Astor Place

"Law & Order: Organized Crime" has been filming along the Bowery, Cooper Square and Astor Place this week... Derek Berg spotted Det. Stabler, aka Christopher Meloni, near Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street prepping for a scene...

The last time we saw Meloni in the East Village, he was carrying a chainsaw on St. Mark's Place.

Back to the 1980s (again) for 'Russian Doll'

The cast and crew for the Netflix series "Russian Doll" were back in and around Tompkins Square Park yesterday. 

As previously noted, season two will once again do a time warp, and there are scenes set in the 1980s. 

As such ... a few props from along Eighth Street between Avenue B and Avenue C courtesy of Stacie Joy...

... and in Tompkins Square Park... where the crew recreated a small segment of Tent City (and not the first production to recreate this time period)...

... and a few more photos via Steven...

Thursday's parting shot

A moment today on a break during the "Russian Doll" shoot ... with new cast member Annie Murphy of "Schitt's Creek" fame... decked out to fit the 1980s time zone for season two of the Netflix series ... photo by Derek Berg (and we have more set pics TK)...

Gotta get up, gotta get out: 'Russian Doll' returns for Thursday filming

While there have been reports of "Russian Doll" (aka "Black Gumball") filming around the city, the East Village remains a prime locale for the time-looping Netflix series now shooting its second season. 

Crews will be back tomorrow... with notices pointing to the east side of Avenue A from Fifth Street to 10th Street, the north side of Seventh Street from Avenue A to Avenue C and the north side of Eighth Street from Avenue B and Avenue C...

Thanks to Steven for the photos...

This week in East Village TV shoots

The NBC series "The Blacklist" makes a return to the neighborhood today...  the FBI show starring Megan Boone and James Spader — now in its eighth year — has filmed in and around Tompkins Square Park multiple times through the years (2014 ... 2017).

Signage today points to a shoot around (or in?) the Park... with production vehicles parked on parts of Seventh Street, Eighth Street, Ninth Street and 10th Street.

Also returning this week... "Russian Doll" (still going as "Black Gumball" on film notices)... looks to be filming in multiple locations... with notices up along several streets and avenues... including in and around St. Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church on 10th Street and Avenue A... 

... whose exterior doubled as Maxine's apartment building, where the party never stopped. 

Aside from "The Blacklist" and "Russian Doll," here are the other TV shoots around here in 2021:

• "FBI" 

• "New Amsterdam"

• "Pose"

Thursday's parting shot

A moment from the "FBI" shoot (the CBS series!) today around Cooper Union... photo by Derek Berg...

That '80s show: 3rd Street all Russian Dolled up today for Netflix TV shoot

Crews for "Russian Doll" are along Third Street between Avenue A and Avenue B today (and tonight) ... where the block for the time-bending Netflix series (No. 2) was decked out for an early 1980s look.

Despite the leap back a few decades, series lead (and a writer and creator) Natasha Lyonne hasn't reverse aged a day! 

EVG contributor Stacie Joy shared these photos...

... this is Jane's Exchange... doing duty as a Ukrainian market called Ukraine Grocer...

Apparently, only Book Club along here missed out on the time travel. 

And around the corner on Avenue B, Ben's Deli, which played a key role in season 1, got a new look...

Stacie reports that Lyonne was very friendly with the onlookers, who cheered her on as she smiled and waved ...

AND SPOILER!

They bought some records from us so there'll be records

— Academy Records NYC (@AcademyRecords) March 11, 2021

Tuesday's parting shots

"Russian Doll" day continues... season 2 of the Netflix series is filming at multiple locations in the East Village, including at (in!) 7B/Vazac's/Horseshoe Bar ... which is going by Black Gumball for the shoot...

Film notices around the neighbor names this production as "Black Gumball."

And there'll be more filming tomorrow on Avenue B, Third Street and Houston, among other locales.

In a piece of casting news, Annie Murphy, who played Alexis Rose on "Schitt's Creek," will reportedly be in the second season of "Russian Doll." 

'FBI' alert for filming CBS series on Friday (tomorrow!)

The CBS crime drama "FBI" is the latest television program to film along Avenue A and other parts of the neighborhood. 

The posted notices highlight the crew's footprint tomorrow, with parts of Seventh Street, Second Street and Third Street seeing some "FBI" action. 

The fleet of fake NYPD cruisers is currently parked along Second Street between Avenue A and First Avenue...

"FBI" is the third TV show to film around here this year ... following "New Amsterdam" and "Pose" (and "Hawkeye" this past December).

Like a fine wine, this corner gets better with filming

If you've been on Avenue A today, then you likely noticed that film crews are prepping for scenes for the excellent FX series "Pose."  

And as the top photo shows, it appears that Discount Fine Wine & Champagne’s (someone previously did make an effort to paint over the errant apostrophe) will be making another cameo on the southeast corner of Fourth Street... just like back in December when "Hawkeye" was in town...

"Hawkeye" pic by Stacie Joy!

A touch of spring on 10th Street thanks to 'Pose'

Ahead of a planned shoot tomorrow, workers are on 10th Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue... painstakingly adding fresh flowers to this tree to make it appear that it is blooming in the spring...

Posted signs say this production is for "Still Life" Season 3...

However, multiple sources say that the shoot is for the long-awaited third season of the excellent FX drama "Pose." 

These signs are also posted in other parts of the East Village, including along Avenue A and adjacent to Tompkins Square Park on 10th Street. 

Thanks to Steven for the photos and Lola for the initial tip!

Medical procedures: A few moments filming for 'New Amsterdam' today along Avenue A

Crews for the third-year NBC medical drama "New Amsterdam" were out along Avenue A and several adjacent side streets today... EVG contributor Stacie Joy saw some of the filming action unfold on Avenue A at Fifth Street... (the ambulance was part of the shoot...)

... the graffiti on the Fifth Street side of the Con Ed substation was covered with a black screen for this scene...

... and a view on Avenue A outside Mast, Cafe Social 68 (try the croissants!) and Lancelotti...

No word on when Fifth and A's supporting role will make it into the episode...

Doctor's orders: 'New Amsterdam' film notices arrive along Avenue A

Here's advance notice of a TV shoot happening in and around the Key Food region on Avenue at Fourth Street... cast and crew for the NBC medical drama "New Amserdam" will be filming around here next Wednesday, Feb. 17. 

This is the second production to set up here in recent months... crews for the Disney+ series "Hawkeye" — via Marvel Studios — were filming on Fourth Street at Avenue A in early December.

Straight shooters: Marvel Studios brings 'Hawkeye' to 4th Street for Disney+ series

Crews for the Disney+ series "Hawkeye" — via Marvel Studios — were filming on Fourth Street today at Avenue A... where EVG contribuor Stacie Joy took these photos...

... including of leads Hailee Steinfeld and Jeremy Renner in full costume...

... Renner is reprising his Marvel Universe role as the superhero Hawkeye and his alter ego Clint Barton and Steinfeld plays his protégé Kate Bishop (also known as Hawkeye) ... (had to look all this up)... glad to see the Wine & Champagne's sign get some screen time! 

... there was also filming down the block at Avenue B, as we noted yesterday ... with some fake snow ... and the Half Gallery dressed like an old-school hardware store...

... and Lucky the Pizza Dog also made an appearance...

The filming continues tonight. 

This also appears to be one of the biggest TV-film shoots in recent memory, arguably up there with "Die Hard With a Vengeance" (in Tompkins Square Park) and "The Devil's Advocate" (at Most Holy Redeemer on Third Street).