Some of the greatest moments on camera have unfolded not only on the streets of the city, but in the parks, churches, bridges, restaurants and historical landmarks.
We all remember John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, gazing at the Manhattan skyline while crossing over the East River from Brooklyn. Even in bad movies, New York shines. In a scene from Maid in Manhattan set in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, J-Lo gets swept off her feet at a gala in the gorgeous halls of one of Manhattan’s most cherished museums.
Here’s a list of some other New York-based productions and the locations that made them famous:
Sex and the City:
Barneys, 113-115 7th Ave
City Bakery, 3 W 18th St
Café, Irving on Irving, 52 Irving Place @ 17th St
Magnolia Bakery, 401 Bleecker Street
Restaurant Florent, 69 Gansevoort St
Sushi Samba, 245 Park Ave @ 20th St
Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir Running Path, and Loeb Boathouse
Bryant Park, 40-42nd Street between 5th and 6th Aves
The West Village's Perry Street
Law and Order:
Lafayette Grill & Bar, 24 Franklin St
Grant’s Tomb, W. 123rd St and Riverside Drive
Carnegie Deli, 854 7th Ave
Riverside Park, 96th St Tennis Courts
Artie’s Delicatessen, 2290 Broadway
Max Mara, 434 W. Broadway
Tompkins Square Park, E. 7th St & Ave A
Port Authority Ship Terminal, 711 Twelfth Ave
Rikers Island Penitentiary, Building J.A.T.C., 1414 Hazen St
Spider-Man 2:
Rooftop Shots: 225 Park Ave between 18 & 19 Streets, 260 Fifth Avenue between 28 & 28 Streets., 11 East 26 Street between Fifth and Madison Avenues, and 222 West 15th Street between 7th and 8th Aves
Subway shots: Chambers Street and Park Row
The Rose Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History - 81st Street between Columbus and Central Park West
The City Hall Park Fountain
Pell Street @ Doyers Street in Chinatown, Manhattan
Joe's Pizza, 233 Bleecker Street @ Carmine Street
Currently Filming in New York City
