verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message silvercup studios type studio industry entertainment founded queens new york u.s. 1983 founders stuart suna alan suna headquarters queens new york united states products motion pictures television programs website silvercup studios website main building street entrance silvercup studios is the largest film and television production facility in new york city . located in the neighborhood of long island city in the borough of queens the studio complex has been operating since 1983 in the former silvercup bakery building . it is owned and operated by brothers alan and stuart suna . contents 1 history 2 productions 3 as a location 4 references 5 external links history edit during its early years the facility was used mostly for the filming of music videos and commercials although occasionally scenes for motion pictures were shot there including highlander and garbo talks . norman leigh well known among new york city filmmakers for his electrical gaffing work on the 1969 film midnight cowboy oversaw the studio during its first few years . over the years use of the studio s space has shifted toward the production of television series . productions edit silvercup was the primary shooting facility for abc s hope & faith and hbo s sex and the city and the sopranos . other film and television productions that have made use of the studio include 30 rock analyze that big daddy big lake birth black rain dark water the devil wears prada elementary gangs of new york fringe garbo talks gossip girl hide and seek highlander the impostors jonny zero julie & julia just my luck krush groove little children little nicky mad men meet the parents mickey blue eyes the michael j. fox show the mysteries of laura no reservations person of interest private parts righteous kill the savages sex and the city two weeks notice the sopranos ugly betty uptown girls what happens in vegas white collar as a location edit the building also serves as a location for magazine photo shoots and music video productions . in spring 2011 the alternative rock band just visiting s life in a shoebox music video featured the band playing on the silvercup rooftop and had a shot of the iconic sign . in fall 2007 an american express tv commercial starring tina fey featured shots of the outside and inside of the studio . the facility can be seen from the new york city subway s 7 7 n q trains just west of the queensboro plaza stop and is also visible from cars crossing over the queensboro bridge to and from manhattan . it is also the location of part of the final battle in highlander with the character the kurgan destroying the iconic sign during the battle . shots taped at the foot of the rear of the sign appeared in wnbc tv s 1992 four new york image campaign . 1 silvercup has a second studio complex also in long island city . 2 and is planning on opening a third location in the bronx in 2016 . 3 references edit edd kalehoff wnbc 4ny winter promo on youtube new york based television programs . backstage ross reports television and film . backstage.com . 2006 08 24 . archived from the original on september 30 2007 . retrieved 2008 06 23 . hu winnie 6 july 2015 . silvercup studios is turning a bronx warehouse into its 3rd production complex . the new york times company . retrieved 10 september 2015 . external links edit silvercup studios web site coordinates 40 45 4 n 73 56 38 w 40.75111 n 73.94389 w 40.75111 ; 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