West New York, NJ Filming & Production: Street Closures (2026)

Section 189-4E of the Town Code is a single sentence: no public street in the Town may be closed in connection with the filming activities without the permission of the Mayor and the Board of Commissioners. The permit the Town Clerk issues under § 189-2 approves a location and dates, but a closure is a separate approval that sits with the five-member Board of Commissioners, not with the Town Administrator.

The rest of § 189-4 shapes how any street-related request is handled. The Chief of Police reviews and advises on each application, including whether police presence is required because of the impact on vehicle and pedestrian traffic and movement. It is the applicant's responsibility to hire an off-duty West New York police officer so the Town does not incur additional staffing costs. Once a permit is issued, the applicant has to take all reasonable steps to minimize interference with the free passage of pedestrians and traffic over public lands and has to comply with all lawful directives of the West New York Police Department.

If filming will directly impact merchants, businesses and residents, § 189-4B requires the applicant to notice all of those affected within three days of filming, and all objections are filed with the Town Clerk. Section 189-4H requires a copy of the permit to go to the Director of Public Safety at least three days before filming starts, and the permit holder has to follow safety instructions from the Director and Town inspectors.

The Town can also refuse or revoke a permit under § 189-4F when filming would unreasonably impede the free flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, or when the applicant has not shown adequate measures for parking, sanitary facilities, crowd control and cleanup. Section 189-2A weighs traffic congestion from vehicles parked on public streets, and the applicant's ability to remove film vehicles from public streets, when a major motion picture asks for more than three days. Section 189-3A requires filing at least 10 days before the day of shooting.