First episode directed by Bridget Moynahan (Erin).
This is the second tv series that Steve Schirripa (Anthony) has acted with a member of the E Street Band. In the Sopranos he acted alongside Steven Van Zandt (Silvio Dante) and in this episode of Blue Bloods he's acting alongside Max Weinberg (Mario Vangelis).
Although a huge portion of this episode deals with Mayor Peter Chase (Dylan Walsh) requesting that Jamie be reassigned to head Chase's NYPD protection detail, and with the Reagan family and Frank's staff all trying to figure out Chase's ulterior motives for the request, Chase never actually appears in this episode.