{"id":15807,"date":"2015-11-13T10:48:17","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T15:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/?p=15807"},"modified":"2016-05-02T15:10:59","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T19:10:59","slug":"john-wick-when-thing-go-wrong-they-go-wrong-in-long-island-city-qnsboro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicknormal.com\/normalblog\/john-wick-when-thing-go-wrong-they-go-wrong-in-long-island-city-qnsboro\/","title":{"rendered":"John Wick<\/em>: When things go wrong, they go wrong in Long Island City | #QNSboro"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Wick<\/em>: After taking his wife off life support in the opening scenes, funeral services are held in some cemetery with sweeping views of the NYC (primarily Manhattan) skyline:
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The observant eye will also notice the Digester Eggs in Greenpoint in this shot.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Calvary-Cemetery-Map\"<\/a>The cemetery is First Calvary Cemetery, a Roman Catholic burial ground<\/a> that is one of four parts<\/a> of the greater Calvary Cemetery in Long Island City (the cemetery website is wrong, they’re not located in Woodside; they’re in the 11101 ZIP, which is Long Island City).<\/p>\n

The cemetery is a secret space, not nearly as popular – or fun, honestly – as Green-Wood<\/a>, but also a lot quieter<\/a>. Like some hills in Green-Wood though, it does offer some commanding perspectives of skylines and signature buildings. I especially appreciate the juxtaposition of gravestones with signifiers of Empire <\/em>and World Trade<\/em>:<\/p>\n

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