In the beginning of the episode when the credits are rolling Olivia Benson meet Sunny Quadri from Brooklyn NYPD. Olivia reiterates that the crime scene is in Manhattan and it is under her jurisdiction. However as they are standing on the roof looking down at the body on the car you can see very tall buildings in the background across the river. Clearly across the river is Manhattan, and the scene was being filmed in either Brooklyn or Queens.
Angel Rivera's (Doug Drucker) tattoos are not make-up, they are all real.
Joe Urla (Deputy District Attorney Ian Wofford) also played the role of Thomas Eldridge in episode 16.4, Holden's Manifesto (2014).