<P> It was announced on May 25, 2017 that original Law & Order and Law & Order: Criminal Intent showrunner Michael S. Chernuchin would be reprising his role starting on season nineteen . Chernuchin was also co-creator and executive producing showrunner of Chicago Justice, another Wolf - related show that was canceled by NBC at the end of the 2016--17 TV season . </P> <P> Many exterior scenes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit are filmed on location in New York City, Wolf's hometown, throughout all five of New York City's boroughs . As the NYPD encounters varied law enforcement challenges on a daily basis, the backdrop provides the writers a supply of ideal locations from which to choose . Fort Lee, New Jersey served as the filming location for Detective Elliot Stabler's residence in Queens, New York . </P> <P> When searching for a place to film the interiors of the show, the producers found that there were no suitable studio spaces available in New York City . As a result, a space was chosen at NBC's Central Archives building in nearby North Bergen, New Jersey, which had sat empty for some time, and featured air - conditioning, adequate parking, and 53,000 square feet (4,900 m) of stage area . The Archives building was used for police station and courtroom scenes, with various other locations in Hudson County used for other scenes, such as a scene shot at the Meadowlands Parkway in Secaucus in 2010 . The production left New Jersey for New York in 2010, however, when New Jersey Governor Chris Christie suspended the tax credits for film and television production for the Fiscal Year 2011 to close budget gaps . The show moved into the studio space at Chelsea Piers that had been occupied by the original Law & Order series until its cancellation in May 2010 . </P> <P> The show originally aired on Monday nights at 9: 00 p.m. ET for the first nine episodes, from September 20 through November 29, 1999 . It was then shifted to Friday nights at 10 p.m. ET on January 7, 2000, and remained in that time slot through the end of season four on May 16, 2003 . Beginning with the season five premiere on September 23, 2003, SVU moved to Tuesday nights at 10: 00 p.m. ET . NBC airs repeats on Saturday nights at varying times and previous episodes are shown on the USA Network on varying days in marathon blocks . </P>

Where is the set of law and order svu located
find me the text answering this question