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Just wanted to know if the greenpoint warehouse is available for daily rentals for fashion and alternative fashion photoshoots? I saw that this is where the eminem had filmed the video to his recent single, and was curious what are their daily rental fees for it? if someone knows please email me at luigiciorra@yahoo.com
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I have been rewatching the Sopranos series and noticed that the scene where Mikey kills the guy they hired to find someone to kill Tony takes places in front of this warehouse (Junior is sitting in the car).