The Most Iconic Film Locations in New York City
New York City is a symbol of countless movies and series. It is enough to walk through any of its streets to feel a constant deja vu. The feeling of having been there through the screen is a constant and it is common to have a very clear idea of what this great city is like in your head.
The truth is that from north to south, in New York there are hundreds of filming locations of all times, which will instantly take us to the most dazzling and memorable scenes on television and the big screen.
Some of the most outstanding and must-see are:
1. Columbia University
The Spider-Man Saga: This is where the story begins, as Peter Parker takes a field trip to Columbia University’s genetics lab, where he is bitten by a spider and gains superhuman powers. This scene takes place at Columbia University which is located at 116th Street and Broadway, in the Morningside Heights neighborhood. Another scene that is filmed in this location is where Serena and Nate enroll in the television series Gossip Girl.
2. The Staten Island Ferry
In Spiderman: Homecoming you can see one of the most electrifying scenes where the Vulture splits the Staten Island ferry in two and Spider-Man tries to save the lives of the passengers while the Statue of Liberty can be seen in the background.
3. The ice rink in Central Park
Undoubtedly it is one of the most used locations in the cinema, examples of this are Serendipity or the second part of Home Alone. It was also the setting for the iconic 1970s movie, Love Story.
4. Katz’s Deli
It is a kosher-style deli-restaurant located at 205 E Houston Street. This place is a must when visiting New York and it can be said that its pastrami sandwiches were already famous before they were immortalized in the movie “When Harry met Sally”. And it is the mythical scene in which Meg Ryan shows Billy Cristal how women can fake an orgasm and reproduces it like this, with the restaurant full of people. This restaurant has also been the scene of Across de Universe, Donnie Brasco and some chapter of Law and Order.
5. Holland Tunnel
This tunnel connects Manhattan and New Jersey rose to fame in 1996 with the movie “Daylight”, in which the New York actor Sylvester Stallone tries to save the survivors trapped in the tunnel after an accident with a truck carrying dangerous goods .
6. Jocker’s Stairs in the Bronx
In the movie Joker, the character played by Joaquin Phoenix and in one of the most emblematic scenes, Arthur dances down the stairs. The stairs are called Shakespeare Steps and are near Yankee Stadium.
7.Plaza Hotel
One of the most remembered movies and a Christmas classic is “Home Alone”. Here you can see through his scenes, what the Big Apple is like on the eve of December 25, and his little protagonist, Kevin, stays at the luxurious Plaza Hotel, next to Central Park and Fifth Avenue.
8.Grand Central Terminal
It is the favorite train station in New York and also for the cinema. The truth is that in this place and in the movie “The Avengers” the Marvel superheroes have to defend the city from an invasion, and the main battle takes place in front of the Grand Central Terminal station. Also, the first scene of the Gossip Girl series takes place in Grand Central Terminal, where Serena van der Woodsen’s return to the city is filmed, and where the story begins to be told. Also, in the movie “The Untouchables of Eliot Ness.” There’s a scene at the station where Andy Garcia stops a baby stroller from rushing down the stairs in the middle of a shootout between agents and mobsters.
9. The Hook & Ladder Fire Station 8
One of the most remembered movies is “Ghostbusters” and it was recorded in places like Columbia University or the New York Public Library. But the most iconic place is the Hook & Ladder 8 fire station, in the TriBeCa neighborhood, which served as the team’s headquarters. Although it cannot be visited inside, the firefighters who work here are aware of the fame of the building in which they work and therefore try to spend time with the travelers who knock on their door.
10. Natural History Museum
In the Big Apple is one of the largest and most famous natural history museums in the world, located on 79th Street west of Central Park. This museum appears in the movie “Night at the Museum” in which a night watchman dealt at night with creatures and objects inside this Museum
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