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The Departed released in theatres on October 6, 2006. The production shot in New York from February of 2005 to July of 2006 and employed 200 cast and crew members. The film tells the story of a rivalry between the Boston police force and an Irish-American gang.
Director Martin Scorsese’s lengthy NYC film credits include Bringing Out the Dead, Kicked in the Head, Clockers, Naked in New York, New York Stories, The King of Comedy, and Taxi Driver.
Producer Brad Grey has also had some experience filming in New York: he filmed City by the Sea in New York City.
Producer Graham King’s NYC film credits include The Good Shepherd.
Leonardo DiCaprio’s NYC film credits include Celebrity and The Basketball Diaries.
Matt Damon has also had experience filming in New York: he has filmed The Good Shepherd, Margaret, Finding Forrester, and Rounders.
The Mayor’s Office of Film, Theatre, and Broadcasting assisted with locations for the film, which included:
Gowanus Industrial Park (699 Columbia Street, Red Hook)
Brooklyn Driving Range (3200 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn)
Fourth Avenue, at 58th Street, Brooklyn
Park Luncheonette (334 Driggs Avenue, at Lorimer Street, Brooklyn)
American Quick Start Auto (225 Van Brunt Street, at Delavan Street, Red Hook)
Tamaqua Marina (84 Ebony Court, Gerritsen Beach)
Marcy Avenue Armory (355 Marcy Avenue, between Heyward & Lynch Streets, Brooklyn)
Raoul’s Restaurant (180 Prince Street, between Sullivan & Thompson Streets)
Barbetta Restaurant (321 West 46th Street)
Bay Street, between Otsego & Columbia Streets, Red Hook
Middleton Street, between Broadway & Union Avenue, Brooklyn
Greenwood Cemetery (500 25th Street, Brooklyn)
CJ’s Deli (3099 Harding Avenue, Throggs Neck)
SUNY Maritime College (6 Pennyfield Avenue, Throggs Neck)
Remsen Street, at Hicks Street, Brooklyn Heights
Richards Street, Red Hook
Works Engineering Motorcycle Shop (314 Driggs Avenue, between Lorimer Street & Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint)
Dekovan Court, at Rugby Road, Midwood
East 10th Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues
Queens Detention Center (126-02 82nd Avenue, Kew Gardens)
St. Francis Xavier Church (225 Sixth Avenue, at Carrol Street, Park Slope)
West 24th Street, NYC
Fifth Avenue & 23rd Street
Park Avenue Armory (634 Park Avenue, between 66th & 67th Streets)
Fernando’s Focacceria Ristorante (151 Union Street, between Columbia & Hicks Streets, Cobble Hill)
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