You got problems with the tax? Holler at your man Luke Cage, at the barber shop.
Motorcycle Man
A montage of scenes has three of Stokes’ men assaulting various Harlem residents for their valuables. The first is this man mounting his motorcycle.
As expected, finding these locations proved to be exceedingly difficult, but this one more so. It was finally tracked down at 778 Humboldt in Greenpoint, just two blocks away from the Broadway Stages.
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Business Man
The second shakedown depicts Zip taking over the car of this businessman and stealing his watch.
As noted by the sign in the image, this was filmed outside the United Fruit and Produce Corp, on N Henry Street, just across the street from the Broadway Stages.
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Front Stoop
The final shakedown happens outside a row home. The camera pans down to show a man in a nice-looking suit. He is immediately beaten by a thug with a trashcan.
This location also proved difficult, but was found at 10-62 49th Avenue in Long Island City, just around the corner from the location used for the A-Train Diner.
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Eddie’s Memorabilia
One of the final places Stokes’ men hit is Eddie’s Memorabilia, where they steal a championship ring from his daughter Aisha.
This store appears to be an actual building with this one room dressed as a sports memorabilia shop. It is presently unknown.
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Luke on the Sidewalk
Luke gets word that Cottonmouth is harassing the people of Harlem and heads off to do something about it.
This shot along a sidewalk with lots of out-of-focus signage in the background was initially unknown. But when another version of this shot appeared in the season finale, the orange signage over Luke’s shoulder was readable as “Wireless.” That helped narrow down the areas to look at. Since Mike Colter’s appearances in this particular episode (number 5) were limited to filming in the area of Pop’s Barber Shop and Jackie Robinson Park, that left a limited area to search. The street in question was discovered as Amsterdam Ave, walking north on the western sidewalk towards W 146th Street, which is two blocks from Jackie Robinson Park. The orange signage was the AMP Wireless awning, and the black and white signage is the Essential Unisex Salon (neither still located on this street).
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Thug’s Apartment
As part of his retribution tour, Luke busts in on one of Stokes’ thugs who has stolen a Les Paul guitar.
The location of this brief apartment shot is unknown but presumed to be shot on a soundstage.
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(Luke Cage S01E05, 2016)