Local moms got breakfast in bedlam.<\/p>\n
Filming for \u201cA Quiet Place 3\u201d on the streets of Chinatown on Sunday ruined Mother\u2019s Day for locals, who were jolted awake with predawn sounds of explosions and had to navigate traffic and parking chaos all day.<\/p>\n
Residents were left not-so-quietly fuming at the Mamdani administration for issuing permits to Paramount Pictures to film the blockbuster sequel on the special day, gobbling up parking spots on a dozen streets and creating a Mother\u2019s Day madhouse in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n
Filming for \u201cA Quiet Place 3\u201d on the streets of Chinatown took place on Sunday. Stephen Yang for NY Post<\/p>\n
\u201cMy Mother\u2019s Day is terrible because they\u2019ve blocked the whole f\u2013king place. It\u2019s already ruined,\u201d said one woman, who furiously marched with her daughter across the movie set as they wore their Sunday best and carried a set of balloons Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
John Carlos, 30, rolled his eyes and sighed as he looked at the Sunday afternoon traffic in Chinatown.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is unexpected and annoying. I just want to get home so I can cook for my wife,\u201d said Carlos, who was planning to make a curry crab meal for his special lady.<\/p>\n
A personal trainer on the way home to Coney Island biked up to the barricade at the corner of Canal and Bowery looking confused and a bit bewildered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis definitely gets in the way, I mean these people got millions of dollars. When you got power you can do whatever you want,\u201d the personal trainer said.<\/p>\n
The chaos started 4 a.m. when military vehicles and prop weapons rattled the neighborhood hours before prime time for Mother\u2019s Day brunches.<\/p>\n
Residents were fuming at the Mamdani administration for issuing permits to film on Mother\u2019s Day. Stephen Yang for NY Post<\/p>\n
Major filming occurred at the congested intersection of Bowery and Canal Street, limiting access to the Manhattan Bridge.<\/p>\n
Parking spots were off-limits or limited on more than a dozen streets, including along Bowery and Canal, Delancey, Bayard, Canal, Chrystie, Elizabeth, Hester, Mott, Grand and Broome.<\/p>\n
Police vehicles were seen around the set, particularly at the Manhattan Bridge.<\/p>\n
Civic leaders and residents were stunned by what they viewed as insensitivity from Mayor Zohran Mamdani\u2019s Office of Media and Entertainment, which approved the filming permits.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy do you screw the people on Mother\u2019s Day? They took away hundreds of parking spaces,\u201d said Jan Lee, founder of Chinatown Core Block Association.<\/p>\n
Many were stuck in traffic or trying to maneuver around the production. Stephen Yang for NY Post<\/p>\n
\u201cDo you think they would do this to moms on Park Place or Sutton Place? You don\u2019t mess around with people on Christmas, Passover or Mother\u2019s Day.\u201d<\/p>\n