Roosevelt Island Motorgate Garage Becomes 1980's Greyhound Bus Station Today For Filming Of The Americans FX TV Show

What's going on at the Roosevelt Island Motorgate Garage?

The Twitterverse reports:

@Rooseveltisland So...looks like there's going to be a Greyhound station at the Motorgate? Signage currently being installed S of Gristedes.

— Kufat (@Kufat) January 25, 2017

Image From Farkhod Aliev

A resident reported today:

Yesterday, I saw this at the Motorgate.

I'm excited to see a bus terminal on RI. Do you know more about it?

The Motorgate Atrium has bus departure schedules

Images From Mircea Nicolescu

and a seated waiting area.

Image From Mircea Nicolescu

What's the explanation?

Turns out the Russians are coming to Roosevelt Island. The Americans, an excellent FX Channel TV program about a Russian husband and wife spy team in 1980's America is filming today at the Motorgate Garage.

This is not a drill. #TheAmericans returns for an all new season March 7 on @FXNetworks. pic.twitter.com/es2EIfAMxA

— The Americans (@TheAmericansFX) January 24, 2017