Chinatown Erupts at Mamdani Over Mother's Day 'Quiet Place 3' Film Permit — Bowery/Canal Closed, Espinal Defends

Chinatown civic leaders blasted the Mamdani administration after the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment approved a Paramount permit to film "A Quiet Place 3" at Bowery/Canal — Manhattan Bridge access — on Mother's Day (Sun May 10). Military prop vehicles rolled in around 4am and parking on 12+ streets was pulled on one of the busiest restaurant days of the year. Jan Lee (Chinatown Core Block Association) asked why City Hall would not "mess around with Christmas or Passover" but cleared Mother's Day. MOME Commissioner Rafael Espinal acknowledged complaints, defended the shoot, said his office coordinated for months. First major flashpoint over Mamdani-era film permits and an early test of whether his AAPI coalition holds.

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