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28 popular TV shows you probably didn't know were filmed on Staten Island


28 popular TV shows you probably didn’t know were filmed on Staten Island
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Staten Island has seen its share of the small screen over the years even if you didn’t always know it.
Many TV and streaming shows have used the borough as a backdrop. While some have referenced Staten Island, others have transformed the Island into unrecognizable spots.
All that said, here are 28 shows you may not know were filmed on Staten Island.
Around 2008, The CW’s
“Gossip Girl” took over the St. George Theatre and a major part of Hyatt Street for filming purposes. According to those who recall the shoot, production crew spent two days taking down the theater’s elaborate Christmas tree and other holiday decorations in December 2008. ....

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It's a Staten Island thing: Talking with your hands. Here's a translation.


It’s a Staten Island thing: Talking with your hands. Here’s a translation.
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
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Most of us are familiar with the “thumbs up,” or even crossing two fingers for good luck.
But the vast array of Italian hand gestures? That’s a horse or a different color.
There s nothing really going on. (Courtesy/Casa Belvedere)
So, the Italian Cultural Foundation at Casa Belvedere on Grymes Hill held a fun virtual program to demonstrate some of the more common hand gestures oftentimes used by Italian-Americans.
Pay strict attention. (Courtesy/Casa Belvedere)
“Italians express themselves with dramatic flair,” said Beatrice Alecci, the foundation’s program director. And their hand gestures illustrate a wide range of expressions, everything from friendly to crude, she said. “If you ask an Italian to sit on their hands while speaking, it would likely be a very short experiment,” she added. ....

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