That’s a wrap — for now.
Long Island City residents sick of living in a Hollywood backdrop will get a respite from the blaring noise and klieg lights that have chewed into their scenery for decades.
The city issued a moratorium last week that puts the kibosh on filming from 46th Ave. to 49th Ave. between Center Blvd. and Vernon Blvd. in the rapidly gentrifying neighborhood.
“It’s such a relief,” said Long Island City resident Kenny Greenberg, 63, upon being told about the moratorium. “That’s exactly what we need. We won’t have as much stress.”
The temporary film ban came after residents griped they were tired of being behind the scenes for popular shows like the HBO series “Girls” and “The Good Wife” on CBS.
The glamour and star sightings, they said, came at a price — excessive noise, trailer fumes and fewer parking spots.
“It’s a burden, especially the noise at night,” said resident Amy Press, who has lived in the area for seven years. “It’s pretty intense and unceasing.”
“At first, it was kind of fun — like, ‘Neat! ‘Girls’ is filming outside’ — but when it’s every week and it’s so noisy, the novelty quickly wears off,” she added.
Hit dramas like “The Blacklist” and “Royal Pains” have been drawn to the area’s East River views and proximity to Manhattan, said Community Board 2 Chair Joseph Conley.
“We have just been inundated,” said Conley, adding that 15 productions filmed in Long Island City this year. “It’s one production after another.”
“One day, last year, we had five different film shoots happening all at once,” he added. “They come down almost every Wednesday to shoot every Thursday this year. It’s sadly a normal routine.”
Residents are constantly asked to appease movie makers by giving up premium parking spots for all-day shoots, said Greenberg, who lives near the hot set.
“In effect, we are working for them without pay,” he said. “I did not sign on to live on the back lot of a movie set.”
The productions are a boon to the city, but they should be better distributed between neighborhoods, said Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, who helped spearhead the moratorium with the community board members earlier this year.
“I understand its importance and how much economic activity it brings,” he said, “but there’s too much filming on 46th Road. I think this is only fair.”
The film freeze extends to parts of Manhattan, Red Hook, Ditmas Park, DUMBO, Greenpoint and Astoria, said Marybeth Ihle, a spokeswoman for the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.
The city “routinely evaluates the frequency and size of production activity in a given area” and has issued respites since the late 1990s, Ihle said.
