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Carrie Bradshaw’s Stoop (Sex and the City)
Hunt Intel: Carrie’s StoopThe Location: 66 Perry Street, West Village (between Bleecker and W 4th St).The Hunt: While Carrie’s address in the show is 245 East 73rd Street, the “real” house is deep in the Village.Pro-Tip: The owners of the brownstone often have a donation box for a local animal shelter at the base…
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The Cyclone Roller Coaster (The Warriors)
The Hunt: The vintage wooden structure of the coaster against the Coney Island skyline.Film History: It serves as a pivotal backdrop for the gang’s journey in The Warriors (1979) and has appeared in Annie Hall and Uptown Girls. Hunt Intel: The CycloneThe Connection: At the end of the film, the Warriors finally make it back…
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joe’s Pizza (Spider-Man 2)
Hunt Intel: Joe’s PizzaThe Location: 7 Carmine Street, West Village (right off Sixth Avenue).The “Spider-Man” Connection: In the film, Peter is struggling to balance his life as a hero with his job at Joe’s. The shop is famous for its “29-minute guarantee” which leads to the high-speed delivery sequence through the city.
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Katz Deli-When Harry met Sally
Photo by Alex Lozupone via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 Hunt Intel: Katz’s DelicatessenThe Location: 205 East Houston Street, Lower East Side.The “I’ll Have What She’s Having” Table: When your readers go there, tell them to look for the sign hanging directly from the ceiling. It’s located in the middle row of tables, roughly four…
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5 Pointz Now You See Me
The Location: Jackson Avenue and Crane Street, Long Island City, Queens.Music Video Connection: This iconic backdrop appeared in videos for artists like Diddy, Missy Elliott, and Mobb Deep. The “Final Trick” ConnectionIn the movie, the Four Horsemen (Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, and Dave Franco) use the graffiti-covered rooftops of 5 Pointz for their…
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Dumbo Manhattan bridge View Lauryn Hill Everything is Everything
The Visual Clue: If you look closely through the central support arch of the Manhattan Bridge in this photo, you can actually see the Empire State Building perfectly framed in the distance.Music Video Tie-in: This is the exact spot mentioned for your Music Video Spots category, famously used in Lauryn Hill’s “Everything is Everything”. Photo…
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Bethesda Terrace (The Avengers /John Wick 2)
The Location: Located in the center of Central Park at 72nd Street.The Hunt: Head to the lower level to see the Angel of the Waters fountain, where the Avengers gathered to say goodbye to Thor at the end of the first film.Hunt Intel: The Minton tile ceiling in the arcade below the terrace is one…
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High Line (Succession / I Am Legend)
The High Line (Succession / I Am Legend)The Location: An elevated linear park stretching from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to West 34th Street.The Hunt: Look for the “10th Avenue Overlook,” a glass-enclosed amphitheater where characters in Succession often had their high-stakes walk-and-talks.Hunt Intel: This park was built on a historic elevated freight rail…
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Museum Of the Moving Image
Photo by Dansnguyen via Wikimedia Commons CC0 1.0
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30 Rock
Photo by Eric Kilby via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 2.0