Residents of Court Square in Long Island City, Queens, are blinded by the lights of Hollywood.
“It was almost like a solar eclipse at night coming through,” said Jarred Kirsch, who lives in the Arris Lofts on Thomson Avenue.
The gritty street and a majestic 1872 courthouse on the block are popular backdrops for films and television shows including “The Good Wife,” “Elementary,” “White Collar,” “Blue Bloods,” “Hostages” and “Unforgettable.”
The city issued 9,039 movie and TV permits in the past 15 months, The Post has learned. Court Square was one of the most popular areas — with 20 permits listed for the past 15 months.
But lights are the least of locals’ woes. The final take for many residents was a car-crash scene filmed in February for a pilot called “Tin Man” — during which a production assistant snuck into the building and stationed herself at a back door, barring anyone from leaving.
“Everybody and their dog was piling up at the back door, and there’s this woman there who says you can’t go out,” said Betsy Ashton, secretary of the Arris condo board. “We were not told that this was going to happen.”
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Queens) said he’s asked for a meeting with Cynthia López, head of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment.
“We can see that there are great benefits, but this can also take a real serious toll,” Van Bramer said.
The number of shoots in the five boroughs jumped 15 percent between 2012 and 2013.
Numerous complaints about filming in Brooklyn Heights led the city to designate it a “hot spot” late last year, meaning some streets are now off-limits to camera crews.
The city routinely evaluates the frequency and size of production activity and “will temporarily restrict filming in certain areas that have been significantly impacted,” officials said.