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If you're a Gossip Girl fan and you have nothing to do on Friday, head over to The Milan at 300 East 55th Street. The show will be filming there from 11:30am to 8:30pm. If you live in the Milan, on the other hand, you might want to stay as far away as possible. According to an email sent to residents by the management company yesterday, "one of the scenes will include up to 80 background actors located just outside the front door" and "access into and out of the building from the front door will be prohibited." And if you make it inside, do note the following: "One of the final scenes will be set near the elevators and will require the temporary holding of pedestrian traffic into and out of the elevators." The full email is below.

Date: February 3, 2009
Re: Gossip Girl - Filming at The Milan Condominium
Please be advised that the CW Television Program, Gossip Girl, is scheduled to film multiple scenes at The Milan Condominium on Friday, February 6, 2009. Filming will take place both in front of the building and in the lobby area from approximately 11:30 A.M. to 8:30 P.M. Set up for these scenes, including the installation of floor protection material, will begin approximately 90 minutes prior to the start of filming, and break down is expected to take 60-90 minutes after filming is complete. In return for the right to film these scenes, the condominium is being compensated by the show's production company. One of the scenes will include up to 80 background actors located just outside the front door. During this and other times when filming is taking place, access into and out of the building from the front door will be prohibited. If you wish to enter the building during this time, you may use the service entrance located just west of the building front door, or the garage located on 54th street. Access from the front door will resume as soon as filming has stopped. Additionally, one of the final scenes will be set near the elevators and will require the temporary holding of pedestrian traffic into and out of the elevators. Again, traffic will resume as soon as filming is complete. The lobby of the condominium will also be used: by actors and actresses walking in and out of the building during the scene; and by the crew setting up equipment and lights to help set the scene. Additionally, scenes being filmed after sunset will be brightly lit from the street. Residents with windows facing 55th Street may want to close their blinds during this time. If you have any questions, please contact my office. Your patience and understanding on Friday is greatly appreciated.