why film production companies SUCK
using today's filming of Love Monkey in the LES as an example…

1) craft service tables out in the open on NYC streets ARE DISGUSTING. put them in a trailer. having seen many people vomit in the street in front of Arlene’s (in this the exact spot), watching bacon and eggs being fried there this morning really fucked with us. and it’s sad watching the neighborhood homeless people walk by them.

2) yo film crews - GET OVER YOURSELVES. people walking by are looking to see ACTORS, not your self important, clip board carrying, free crap food munching, asses.

3) stop fucking with what little parking we have! the no-parking signs gave Wed’s date 3/30, but said THURSDAY (which is actually 3/31), and on top of that the filming is really today, Friday 4/1 – April fools everyone! (car towing started last night, if you know anyone in the LES who had their car towed in the last 24 hours tell them to email us.) and the production companies take over tons of streets/blocks, many more than they’ll use to be sure they have plenty of parking. we’ve often moved our car to see the block remain empty.

4) they may bring money to the city, but they don’t bring it into our neighborhoods. over the years we’ve had many shop owning friends complain that film crews block access to their stores and take up all the parking – killing sales while they’re around (and they bring everything with them so they do absolutely NO shopping in the area, not even a bottle of water.)

Footnotes:
- photos above were shot walking Buddy this morning through the filming of Love Monkey, but the comments are true for just about every filming we've walked through on the streets of NY (dozens over the years)
- does anyone know the name of the actress above that we snapped this morning? is Judy Greer. thanks Nick for solving that!! (she was very nice when we snapped the shot and smiled at Buddy)
- none of the comment's above apply to our friends who work in film