Roosevelt Island Is Berlin - At Least On Person Of Interest TV Show

Image From Mark Lyon

Did you miss last Thursday's Person Of Interest TV show that transformed Roosevelt Island into Berlin?

If so, take a look.


NOT Berlin. from Christopher Scott Knell on Vimeo.

More here on the transformation.

Berlin is not the only European city some see in Roosevelt Island. Another is Île de la Cité in Paris. Intrigued? Find out more.

Person Of Interest Thanks Good People Of Roosevelt Island For Being Berlin Stand In - Episode Appeared Earlier Tonight

Reported previously that Person Of Interest TV program turned Roosevelt Island into Berlin

Image From Mark Lyon

one day last month while filming at Good Shepherd Plaza and Motorgate Garage.

Person of Interest tweeted this evening:

Thanks to the good people of Roosevelt Island, our Berlin stand-in. #personofinterest
— Person Of Interest(@PersonInterest) February 22, 2013

Roosevelt Island resident Irina Hage sent in these Good Shepherd Plaza photos from tonight's episode of Person Of Interest and reports:

Now live on CBS Person of Interest Roosevelt Island

Images From Irene Hage

Anyone see the show tonight?

Person Of Interest Film Crew Transform Roosevelt Island Into Berlin - It's Easy With A Little Bit Of German Signage

Image Of Person Of Interest Filming Today On Roosevelt Island From David Enock

It's been said many times before that:

... Roosevelt Island's drab, dreary and depressing Main Street has often been compared to East Berlin prior to the fall of the Wall or even The Village from the great British Television program The Prisoner....

Apparently, the Person of Interest TV program currently filming

Image Of Person Of Interest Filming Today On Roosevelt Island From David Enock

on Roosevelt Island agrees:

Crew filming on Roosevelt Island this morning. They had the street dressed to look like Berlin. I've always said R.I. looked vaguely soviet.
— Paul Sahner (@paulsahner) January 22, 2013

Despite the freezing weather, Main Street next to the Trellis Diner was transformed into an outdoor Berlin coffee bar

and Good Shepherd Plaza became Leipziger Plaza

Image From David Enock

Image From David Enock

Mark Lyon tweets:

Today, @rooseveltisland makes use of its architecture. twitter.com/markhlyon/stat…
— Mark Lyon (@markhlyon) January 22, 2013

David Enock shares more Main Street and Motorgate Garage photos of Roosevelt Island's transformation to Berlin via the magic of TV.

UPDATE 1/23 - Pop Culture Brain adds:

I used to live on Roosevelt Island so I just wanted to chime in here and say 1) it’s sad how easily they were able to make it look like East Berlin but 2) it’s even more sad that it looks better as East Berlin.

Person Of Interest TV Show Filming On Roosevelt Island Tomorrow - No Parking In Area Says RIOC

 No Parking Here Tomorrow For Person Of Interest Film Shoot

Reported previously that:

...the CBS television action drama series Person of Interest will be filming at the Good Shepherd Plaza AND at the Motorgate Parking Garage on Friday January 18th from 7 AM to 4 PM. Filming will also take place on Tuesday, January 22nd....

According to the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC)

Please be advised that due to a film shoot on the Island on January 22nd, 2013, there will be No Parking at the following locations

No Parking between 527 Main St and 591 Main St from 7:00AM to 4:00PM
No Parking opposite 694 Main Street from 12:00PM to 9:00pm.

Sincerely,

Roosevelt Island Operating Corp Advisories Group

Don't Be Alarmed By Sound Of Weapons Being Fired - Person Of Interest Television Show Filming Friday and Tuesday At Roosevelt Island's Good Shepherd Plaza and Motorgate Garage

According the the Roosevelt Island Operating Corp (RIOC):

Please be advised the CBS television action drama series Person of Interest will be filming at the Good Shepherd Plaza AND at the Motorgate Parking Garage on Friday January 18th from 7 AM to 4 PM. Filming will also take place on Tuesday, January 22nd.

Good Shepherd Plaza- Main street traffic will only be interrupted during actual filming, typically lasting 1 - 2 minutes per "take", which will occur intermittently throughout the day. Public Safety will be on-site and will direct traffic as needed.

Motorgate Parking Garage- filming will take place on the ground level of the garage from 7 AM to 3 PM and will include scenes involving actors using blank-fire adapted weapons. There will be several FDNY and NYPD vehicles as well as safety personnel on site monitoring the entire perimeter.

Sincerely,

Roosevelt Island Operating Corp Advisories Group

More on Roosevelt Island TV and film shooting from previous posts including the very friendly Matt Bomer

 Image of RIHS President Judy Berdy with White Collar's Matt Bomer

and the White Collar crew in 2011.