NEW YORK — Jimmy Smits is going back to his roots for his next big gig.
The Brownsville, Brooklyn-reared Hollywood veteran is set to star in the pilot for the upcoming CBS series, “East New York,” about a neighboring rough-and-tumble neck of the woods.
Smits will star as Chief John Suarez, who with and experience, commanding presence and strong moral center helps oversee the bridging of communities and the cops that serve them.
