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Scenes from the City
Seastreak Ferry - Pier 11 Terminal is one of Scenes from the City.

1. Seastreak Ferry - Pier 11 Terminal

South St (at Gouverneur Ln), New York, NY
Pier · Financial District · 21 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: One of the filming locations for the film classic Annie Hall (1977)

FAO Schwarz is one of Scenes from the City.

2. FAO Schwarz

767 5th Ave (at E 58th St), New York, NY
Toy Store · Midtown East · 284 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: Home to the famous BIG Piano Dance Mat, a smaller replica of the in-store piano featured in the Tom Hanks film BIG (1988).

Chinatown is one of Scenes from the City.

3. Chinatown

New York, NY
Neighborhood · 207 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: One of the filming locations for cult classic American Psycho (2000)

Tiffany & Co. - The Landmark is one of Scenes from the City.

4. Tiffany & Co. - The Landmark

9.1
727 5th Ave (at E 57th St), New York, NY
Jewelry Store · Midtown East · 250 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: In the opening sequence of the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), the cab drops Holly off at this Tiffany's and she walks home to 167 E. 71st Street, a mile away, in high heels.

Central Park South is one of Scenes from the City.

5. Central Park South

Central Park S (btwn 5th Ave and 8th Ave), New York, NY
Road · Central Park · 61 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: In the third installment of the Die Hard series, Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995), McClane drives through the park in a race to get to the bomb at a subway station near Wall Street.

Columbus Circle is one of Scenes from the City.

6. Columbus Circle

8.6
Columbus Cir (Broadway & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Plaza · 232 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: In the movie Ghostbusters (1984), Columbus Circle is the site where the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man begins his trip towards 55 Central Park West.

Madison Square Garden is one of Scenes from the City.

7. Madison Square Garden

8.9
4 Penn Plz (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Basketball Stadium · 1000 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: In the 1998 remake of Godzilla, Nick and the team discover that Godzilla has made his nest inside Madison Square Garden (MSG).

Apollo Theater is one of Scenes from the City.

8. Apollo Theater

9.0
253 W 125th St (btwn 7th & 8th Ave), New York, NY
Theater · Central Harlem · 142 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: For the film Malcolm X, the welcome for Joe Louis and the march from the police station to the hospital after the release of brother Johnson, were filmed on 125th Street by the legendary theater.

Battery Park is one of Scenes from the City.

9. Battery Park

9.2
Battery Pl (at State St), New York, NY
Park · Financial District · 302 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: In Men in Black (1997), the entrance to Headquarters is actually Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Ventilator Building, just north of Battery Park.

Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk is one of Scenes from the City.

10. Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk

9.1
Riegelmann Boardwalk, Brooklyn, NY
Beach · Coney Island · 359 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: The movie Requiem for a Dream (2000) was predominately filmed in Coney Island and Brighton Beach.

Kaufman Astoria Studios is one of Scenes from the City.

11. Kaufman Astoria Studios

8.2
3412 36th St (btwn 34th & 35th Ave.), Astoria, NY
TV Station · Astoria · 14 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: The popular children's television show Sesame Street has been taped within Kaufman Astoria Studios since 1992.

Katz's Delicatessen is one of Scenes from the City.

12. Katz's Delicatessen

9.0
205 E Houston St (at Ludlow St), New York, NY
Sandwich Spot · Lower East Side · 1451 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: Katz's was the site of Meg Ryan's famous "faking it" scene in the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally..., followed by Estelle Reiner's iconic line, "I'll have what she's having".

Riverside Park - 91st Street Garden is one of Scenes from the City.

13. Riverside Park - 91st Street Garden

9.3
Riverside Dr (at W 91st St), New York, NY
Garden · Upper West Side · 9 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: The 91st Street Garden in New York's Riverside Park was the location for the final scene of the movie You've Got Mail (1998) starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

Josie Robertson Plaza (Lincoln Center Plaza) is one of Scenes from the City.

14. Josie Robertson Plaza (Lincoln Center Plaza)

8.9
10 Lincoln Center Plz (btwn W 63rd & W 64th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Lincoln Square · 73 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: In the movie The Producers (1968), the scene where Leo agrees to Max’s scheme was shot at the Lincoln Center fountain.

New York Supreme Court is one of Scenes from the City.

15. New York Supreme Court

60 Centre St (at Worth St), New York, NY
Courthouse · Downtown Manhattan · 79 tips and reviews

City of New YorkCity of New York: One of the filming locations for the film Shaft (2000)