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The team behind a new Ghostbusters film has been accused of "disrespecting" a Jewish community in New York by asking them to move their cars on a holy day.

The producers angered Jewish residents of the city’s Upper West Side by demanding they shift their cars during celebrations for Jewish New Year, to make way for the film crew.

However, the area’s Jewish community refused as their religion forbids driving during the holy period, also known as Rosh Hashanah.

The shoot on Tuesday was for a $154 million (£97 million) reboot of the cult classic starring Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy, due out next summer.

Lisa Berger, 60, who is Jewish and runs a cancer charity, told the New York Post: "I thought it was very disrespectful.

"That’s right in the middle of the holiday.

"I was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me. You’re asking me to move my car?’

"They would never do this on Christmas Day."

Signs were put up on Monday night telling residents to move their cars before Tuesday’s shoot, prompting fears the cars would be towed.

However, the Ghostbusters production crew did not have permission to tow any vehicles.

Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky said: "I’m very grateful that we didn’t come out after Rosh Hashanah to discover that all our cars were missing."

The production crew declined to comment according to the New York Post.