That was the sign that went up on Independence Avenue from West 237th Street to West 246th Street Monday afternoon June 18th. Over 100 parking spaces were to be vacant for a film shoot (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty) from Monday night at 10 PM through Wednesday when the filming was to be done. The NYPD tow trucks began towing away the first of 24 cars that were still parked on Independence Avenue starting at 11 PM.
The Riverdale section of the Bronx is often home to many film or television shows, and this same exact location with the same high number of parking spaces to be used was thrust upon the community a few months ago. The street parking was banned so extras and crew members were able to park near the set of a show that was being shot at a local temple on Independence Avenue. This time around a movie was being shot, but no where near the temple. The temple was being used as a meeting place for cast and crew, and as an eatery for the cast and crew with no filming being shot there. While we said that as the cars were being towed away Monday night we were assured that the street would be lined with trailers come Tuesday morning.
Tuesday morning arrived and there were no trailers on the street past the temple, and it appears that in order not to get any bad publicity the no parking signs were also gone. It also appears that the temple temple parking lot was large enough for the cast and crew to park in. 67 much needed parking spots were returned to the community with our help. See photos below, click on any to enlarge.
Left - 11 PM Monday night as NYPD tow trucks are towing away car from suspect film shoot area. Right - Temple parking lot seems to be large enough to accommodate all the cars.
You can see that trailers are only in front of the temple located at West 246th Street and Independence Avenue. 67 much needed parking spaces were returned to the community.
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