Footage Shot in Fort Lee Part of Latest Episode of ‘Law & Order SVU’

For the second time in two months, a new episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit included footage shot on location in Fort Lee.

The latest episode of the long-running series that once shot regularly in the borough—an episode called "Child’s Welfare"—aired on NBC (Channel 4) at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29.

The production took place in early February and included an interior shoot at the now empty building at 1571 Palisade Ave., which was transformed into a daycare center, and an exterior night shoot at Martha Washington Way and Bruce Reynolds Boulevard with the George Washington Bridge in the background.

Patch contributor Donna Brennan of the Fort Lee Film Commission captured a behind-the-scenes look at “the process of what it takes to set up, and then shoot a scene,” she said.

“On the night of the shoot, it was windy and cold, with occasional snow showers,” Brennan said. “Over the months, watching the talents of what the set designers do to ‘create’ the scene for the shoot has always impressed me. These designers can literally transform a place.”

The Jan. 18 episode of the Emmy Award-winning series, "Official Story," included footage shot at Fort Lee’s Monument Park—serving as a stand-in for Zuccotti Park—in December 2011.

In case you missed them, full episodes of the show can be found here.

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