Actually filmed in Hollywood, but boy, did someone do their research for the sets.
Many of outdoor scenes are made up to look just like the intersection of East Broadway and Montgomery Sts. on the Lower East Side, in front of old P.S 34 (still there, but long since closed) as well as the old Gouveneur Hospital (Where O'Malley was rushed to) on Water Street; it's still there too, now a flop house for bums, unfortunately.
Possibly because much of Hollywood was run by Lower East Side Jews who migrated to California, they obviously remembered their old haunts well when knowing how to build a set.
Also, on O' Brien's NYPD uniform, he wore the number "7," on his collar, signifying the Seventh Precinct, which was, and still is the NYPD Precinct that covers the LES.
That's what I call authenticity! Movie pretty good, no real surprises, but a joy to watch.
Many of outdoor scenes are made up to look just like the intersection of East Broadway and Montgomery Sts. on the Lower East Side, in front of old P.S 34 (still there, but long since closed) as well as the old Gouveneur Hospital (Where O'Malley was rushed to) on Water Street; it's still there too, now a flop house for bums, unfortunately.
Possibly because much of Hollywood was run by Lower East Side Jews who migrated to California, they obviously remembered their old haunts well when knowing how to build a set.
Also, on O' Brien's NYPD uniform, he wore the number "7," on his collar, signifying the Seventh Precinct, which was, and still is the NYPD Precinct that covers the LES.
That's what I call authenticity! Movie pretty good, no real surprises, but a joy to watch.