Filming For Major Movie In Hoboken Will Affect Traffic

HOBOKEN, NJ — Filming for a feature movie, “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” will take place in Hoboken on Sunday, Dec. 8 and Monday, Dec. 9.

According to city officials, the filming will occur near the intersection of Garden and 14th Streets.

“Some street lights in the area will be turned off during filming, and a water-based haze will be used as a smoke effect,” officials said. “Film production trailers will park on Washington Street between 14th and 15th Streets, and at the vacant lot north of Harborside Park.”

The film, directed by Aaron Sorkin and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Sacha Baron Cohen and Eddie Redmayne, tells the story of seven people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.

Hoboken officials offered the following advisories about road closures and detours related to the filming.

Road Closure - From 3 p.m. through early morning hours on Sunday, Dec. 8 and 3 p.m. through early morning hours on Monday, Dec. 9, 14th Street will be closed from Washington Street to Park Avenue and Garden Street will be closed from 13th to 14th Street.

Detour - From 3 p.m. through early morning hours on Sunday, Dec. 8 and 3 p.m. through early morning hours on Monday, Dec. 9, buses from Hoboken terminal to Port Authority will skip the following stops: 11th and Washington Streets, 13th and Washington Streets, and 14th Street between Bloomfield and Garden Streets. Buses from Port Authority to Hoboken Terminal will skip the following stops: 14th Street between Park Avenue and Garden Street, 14th Street between Bloomfield and Washington Streets, and 12th and Washington Street.

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