According to local news reports a TV show titled Crime will be filming in Albany from July 16 through July 21. Of course, we know that Crime is the working title for the Netflix series The Punisher which stars Jon Bernthal.
The scenes will include gunfights which prompted a local agency to reassure locals that “This is NOT a real fight — it is a scene for a TV show. Albany Police Officers will be supervising and assisting us with our work to ensure everyone’s’ safety.”
If you’re in Upstate New York and want to check it out, here is a list of street closures set to take place during filming:
Road closure and detour from 6 a.m. Monday, July 16 to 7 p.m. Saturday July 21 or until completion.
Road closure: Clinton Avenue ramp from Water Street to Broadway
Detour: On Monday only a signed detour will be in place diverting traffic that uses this ramp north on Quay Street to Water Street, then left on Water Street to Orange Street, right on Orange Street to Broadway then right on Broadway back to the intersection of Broadway and Clinton Ave. The detour will be taken down and replaced by a road closure and detour described below, starting Tuesday, July 17.
TUESDAY to SATURDAY
7 p.m. to about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, July 21.
Closures:
Clinton Avenue ramp from Water Street to Broadway
Colonie Street ramp from I787 southbound
Water Street from N. Ferry Street to Colonie Street
Water Street from Colonie Street to Orange Street
Livingston Avenue from Centre Street to Water Street
Detours:Colonie Street ramp from I-787 southbound, motorists will be directed to stay on I-787 south to the Clinton Avenue exit to Broadway, then left onto Broadway to Orange Street, then right onto Water Street (to their destination in downtown) or continue south on Water Street to the Broadway/Quay Connector intersection, left onto Broadway/Quay Connector to Quay Street, left onto Quay Street north to the intersection of Colonie and Water streets.
Southbound Erie Boulevard traffic will be directed to turn left onto North Ferry Street to Water Street then right on Water Street to Colonie Street then right onto Colonie Street to follow the posted detour northbound on Erie Boulevard.
If continuing to the Warehouse District or business on Erie Boulevard: Continue west on Colonie Street to Erie Boulevard, then right onto Erie Boulevard to your destination.
If your destination is one of the state parking lots under I-787: Follow the detour for the Colonie St./Water St. ramp closure to the intersection of Colonie Street & Water Street. Continue west on Colonie Street to Centre Street/Erie Boulevard, then left onto Centre Street to the parking lot destination.
Motorists normally exiting the parking lots or businesses on Centre Street or Erie Boulevard will need to follow the detour to access I-787 north or south or to the Thruway: From the Colonie Street/Erie Boulevard/Centre Street intersection, head north on Erie Boulevard to Erie Street, then left onto Erie Street to Broadway, right onto Broadway to the I-787 North/South entrance ramp in the village of Menands.
Trucks and buses will need to follow the signed detour at all times due to two low bridges posted at 12’3″ on Broadway and 10’8″ on N. Pearl Street. The signed detour clears both of these low bridges to the various destinations.FRIDAY
Noon until 9 p.m.
Closures:
Montgomery Street between N. Lawrence Street and Colonie Street
Colonie Street between Centre Street and Montgomery Street
The roads will be closed without a detour for the duration of the work.SATURDAY
6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Closures
N. Lake Avenue Between Clinton Avenue and Washington Avenue
Roads accessing N. Lake Avenue between Clinton Avenue and Washington Avenue