Complaints about `Spider-Man’ Passover shoot reach Hollywood
The unit manager for the film “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and a local City Councilman are all hearing the complaints of Hasidic Jews in South Williamsburg about Columbia Pictures’ filming of the movie during Passover.
Columbia, the producers of the Spider-Man film, was still planning at press time to close off parking between March 22nd and March 27th around the Marcy Avenue Armory; although they had not received the necessary permits as of yet.
In addition to the noise and activity caused by the film crews, says Councilman Stephen Levin (D-Heights/Williamsburg), the main problem is that, as in most cases, residents would be asked to move their cars to make way for crew vehicles.
However, because of restrictions on work during many (although not all) of the eight days of Passover, the deeply religious Hasidic residents of the area will not be able to move their cars, since they consider this to be work.