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Film Crew Blocks Hanover Square Film crew blocks Hanover Square; Did not inform shop owners.

Movie crew did not inform shop owners.

By Noah Vaca Weber

When you walk by Hanover Square these days. You might see some interesting sculptures and bright colors. American High, a Production Company based in Liverpool is building a set for a new movie called “the Binge” featuring Vince Vaughn. People who pass the set are excited:

Man: “It’s pretty interesting. I am just kind off speculating what the scene is going to be all about that they are shooting. Especially the Horse with the lamp on the head.”

Woman: “That’s pretty cool it’s exciting that you know we get these kind of things happening in Syracuse.”

Still, since the square is blocked. Parking becomes a problem for merchants and costumers in the area.

Koolakian: “It makes it hard for people to access. So you can’t drive in, what you can normally do, so the street has been closed since Monday. So it affects it a little bit. There is walk by traffic, but people who come in and want to park – You can’t park. I think it is good to let the merchants know. I did not here anything.”

Sampere: “People tend to park outside, it’s pretty convenient parking down here in Hanover Square and everything is closed off to just basically any traffic coming through at all. Other than that it’s fine. People know coming downtown to expect that they have to improvise parking. We did not get a notice, but again it’s fine. It’s not everyday, it’s ones in a while, it’s great.”

The film-shooting will start this evening and the square will be blocked for the next two days.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) — Orange and blue balloons moved in the wind blowing through Hanover Square. Two workers tried to move  a white horse with a lamp on his head onto  a platform. It looked like a bizarre party location.

American High, a Liverpool production company, is shooting a  movie called The Binge  in  Hanover Square beginning Thursday.

The company blocked off parking spots at the square.  Local shop owners said they were upset that they didn’t get notified, since it was an inconvenience for them and for their costumers. Still, local shop owners recognized the excitement and the meaning of the film shooting for the city.

“They probably should have said,  ‘Hey we are going to close the street for Monday and the days to come,'” said Edward C. Koolakian, owner of a menswear store nearby.  “If they close the street on Friday it will be a full work week.”

Stephanie Sampere, a stylist at Samson & Co.,  said the set looked great.

“We love the excitement, it is entertaining and it is a different scene from what we see everyday,”  she explained.

She and Koolakian said they not lose customers because of the film production.

“Our schedules are all pretty full, but we are booked with  appointments.,” Sampere added.  “We texted our clients that they should come a little early to  improvise parking.”

The area will be closed off completely during shooting.

“I think it’s good for downtown and for Syracuse that we are becoming known as an area where they shoot films,” Koolakian said. “It brings people and awareness to town”.

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