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New York On The Silver Screen

While New York is the setting of an enormous amount of films, some scenes define a space and some spaces define a scene. Either way, they happened in New York. 🎬

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Sheep Meadow
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Sheep Meadow

While the 1987 "Wall Street" might seem to lend itself to a more southern New York setting, the sheep meadow was the site of the climactic showdown where Charlie Sheen's Bud Fox confronts his mentor (Micheal Douglas' Gordon Gekko.)
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American Museum of Natural History
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American Museum of Natural History

The eponymous museum of some (but not all) of the Night at the Museum franchise, the American Museum of Natural History and denizens came alive (though much of the interior shots occurred on a soundstage in Canada)
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Empire State Building
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Empire State Building

Whether its "An Affair to Remember" or "Sleepless in Seattle", the Empire State Building has served as a meeting place for countless stars.
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Tiffany and Company Building (1940)
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Tiffany and Company Building (1940)

Where else would Audrey Hepburn enjoy her coffee and bun than outside the 1940's Tiffany and Co building? While much of the movie was shot in California, the exterior and interiors of Tiffany's were captured on location.
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New York Public Library, Main Branch
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New York Public Library, Main Branch

The Carrère & Hastings' New York Public Library Main Branch has been the site of many films from "The Day After Tomorrow" to "The Adjustment Bureau", however, the opening of 1984's "Ghostbusters" is particularly memorable. The titular trio begin their careers, chasing a spirit through the building's lower level.
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Katz’s Delicatessen
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Katz’s Delicatessen

The instantly iconic "I'll have what she's having" scene occured in the dining room of this New York City institution.
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Willis Avenue Bridge
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Willis Avenue Bridge

In an iconic scene from Midnight Cowboy, Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman cross the Willis Avenue Bridge.
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Coney Island Boardwalk at West 15th Street
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Coney Island Boardwalk at West 15th Street

"Warriors, come out and play!" Few who have seen the cult classic "The Warriors" will forget the climatic showdown on the Coney Island Boardwalk between the Warriors and the Rogues.
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Plaza Hotel
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Plaza Hotel

The famous Plaza Hotel has been a setting for many movies, from Home Alone 2 to the Great Gatsby, but film buffs will know it as the setting where Cary Grant's troubles begin in North By North West!
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Tweed Courthouse
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Tweed Courthouse

The Tweed Courthouse is the setting of many courtroom dramas, but one particularly memorable film set there was the bitter divorce drama Kramer vs Kramer in which the courthouse was the principal setting of the breaking apart of a family.
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Jeanette Park
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Jeanette Park

"Young Man with a Horn featured this locale as the Bix Beiderbecke character stumbles along Coenties Slip toward his final collapse at Jeannette Park," About the time this was shot, the buildings to Kirk Douglas's right in the scene were inhabited by artists like Chryssa, Robert Indiana, Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin, Lenore Tawney, and Jack Youngerman." Location suggested by Stefan D-W
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