The Most Beautiful McDonald’s In America
Last week, I was out in Long Island scouting around Jericho Turnpike, which, if you’ve never had the pleasure of […]
Last week, I was out in Long Island scouting around Jericho Turnpike, which, if you’ve never had the pleasure of […]
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The following article was produced in participation with the Partners in Preservation program, which will be awarding $3 million in
The following article was produced in participation with the Partners in Preservation program, which will be awarding $3 million in
Story preface: Security guard Art graciously agreed to pose for these pictures so I could recreate this story for you.
As I was exploring New York City’s cemeteries for my recent article on the Titanic, I ended up shooting a
Last week, I was out scouting a semi-abandoned farmhouse in the outer boroughs dating to the early 1900s. After touring
Below is Part 2 of Scouting NY’s Titanic Guide To New York City. Click here for part 1! As we
A few months ago, my girlfriend and I sat down to watch the best movie ever made about the Titanic
Last week, I was sent up to scout around Tappan, NY, a beautiful hamlet just over the New Jersey border.
A few weeks ago, I was at my parents’ house when my mom dug out a box of pictures from
The best way to encounter Sniffen Court is to stumble upon it by accident…which is exactly what I did the
Standing outside the Brooklyn Army Terminal’s “Building B,” you might assume it to be just another of the many warehouses
After I wrote about about the amusingly named Lois Lane in Staten Island, reader Brian K. wrote to me about
Haha, OK, very funny, Staten Island… Now where’s Jimmy Olsen Drive? I noticed this as I was driving down South
A couple of years ago, I wrote about a little boarded up storefront at the corner of North 5th &
One of the weirdest little holdovers of a bygone Times Square can be found at 42nd Street and 9th Avenue,
Though we spent most of our week on St. John, we did want to check out some of the other
The best part of St. John is walking through the forest – and then seeing something like this appear through
When my girlfriend and I decided to go to St. John in the US Virgin Islands (based on your travel
I was recently up scouting the College of Mount St. Vincent, which has a gorgeous campus overlooking the Hudson River.
This is the entrance to New York City’s ghost airport: Floyd Bennett Field.
Dear New York Film Academy, Scout, I wonder if you can help me, I’m a student at the New York
A few weeks ago, I was driving out to Long Island to scout some airports while listening to the Howard
After exploring and researching the abandoned Cold War-era missile silo in the Saranac valley I posted about on Monday, the
Quick note: Though you may have read about this property before, most articles have simply reprinted the same stock real
Right before Christmas, I was scouting up along Grand Concourse in the Bronx near 166th Street, where you find a
The old Administration Building at Bellevue Hospital, America’s oldest public hospital, is one of my favorite buildings in New York
I was thrilled that so many of you love the little building under the 59th Street bridge as much as
One of my favorite structures in New York City is the little abandoned building under the 59th Street Bridge. Â
Seen in a Queens apartment lobby: Rough. I did my best to crouch. -SCOUT
One of the few job perks of being a location scout: the studio gives us $10 for lunch. Woo! The
Last week, I was scouting the Church of the Intercession in Washington Heights… …and after, I took a quick swing
Director: I need an upstate New York lake. Foliage. Picturesque, secluded, quiet, and NO city buildings on the horizon. Producer:
I was driving down 27th Ave in Astoria the other day when a rather large tree in front of an
Last week, I went the New York Hall of Science in Queens to take some scout pictures, my first time
Frankenstorm threatening to ruin your Halloween this year? No problem! Why not stay in, pop some corn, turn off the
Though Manhattan Bistro might seem like your typical Soho eatery, hidden beneath its dining room lies a secret…
The other day, I was scouting the old Customs House building when I suddenly got the feeling I was being
I don’t believe in ghosts, but if there’s one book that has ever made me wonder, it’s Grave’s End by
Last year for Open House NY (happening soon – get your tickets now!), I wrote about the 8th Avenue Post
Scouting NY is having a Halloween contest in which you submit a picture of your favorite local eerie property and
When you first see it, 724 Todt Hill Road seems like pretty much every other house in the Dongan Hills
Last week, I was scouting office space in a building in Queens. My guide brought me to this totally unassuming
If you ever want to experience what flying was like in the 1940’s, simply take a trip to the Marine
Last week, I was scouting up in Washington Heights and found myself heading south down Amsterdam. As I was walking,
I was walking to pick up a fire hydrant permit in Brooklyn yesterday when I noticed a really interesting ghost
What do New Yorkers eat during crisis situations? A fascinating question. While I was hoping to avoid supermarkets due to
I was scouting near Chelsea the other day, and happened to walk through one of my all-time favorite green spaces
Sure, Duane Reade already has the Halloween decorations out, but there are still a few weeks left to summer yet,
Seeing the blue onion dome from a distance, you’d probably assume St. Nicholas to be your typical Russian church. But
Driving through Queens today, I saw that McDonalds and Starbucks have finally done the inevitable and fused together into an
If you’ve ever dreamed of going back in time, forget the DeLorean and simply drive out to Atlantic Beach to
You will never get a reservation at Dorsia.
Last week, I wrote about a World War I fighter plane on the roof of 77 Water Street. As it
For over 40 years, a mysterious World War I fighter plane perched on the roof at 77 Water Street has
Next time you’re passing through Chinatown, take a look at some of the business signs on buildings and you’ll notice
Last fall, I was scouting Westchester for period upscale homes when I happened to find a gem, located far back
I’ve been scouting swimming pools at country clubs in the New York area recently, and I’m pretty amazed at how
It’s been a while since I last scouted in Jersey, but this past Friday, I found myself searching the Morristown
I was driving down 110th Street the other day when I noticed an unusual truck up ahead…
This property was demolished in April 2013. Growing up in Massachusetts, there was never any shortage of ghost houses: crumbling,
Sorry if it’s been a little quiet this week, I’m in the midst of a big apartment move. Ha, while
Haha, OK, I’ll come clean: Little Italy duped me. All this time, I thought that this… …was this…
Today, Pfizer is the largest pharmaceutical company in the world, with dozens of factories and research labs across the country,
This past Memorial Day, we set out to find a treasure hidden in the New Jersey woods. We drove an
In 1895, a man named Joshua Slocum decided to be the first man to ever sail around the world alone.
One of my all time favorite theaters isn’t located in Times Square, or even Manhattan. To find it, you have
This is the final installment of our look at Camp Wishe, a children’s sleepaway camp that has been abandoned for
This is part 2 of our look at Camp Wishe, a children’s sleepaway camp that has been abandoned for more
Driving by, you’d only know it as a horse ranch, offering boarding services, hay, and horse trailers. But go up
It’s after hours at the amusement park. The rides have all been shut down. Everyone’s gone home. The ticket windows
We were renting a Queens public school gym recently for holding and catering… I was busy studying this apparatus (pull
To see one of the most important exhibits at the New York Public Library, skip the main entrance… …and take
Weehawken Street, located as far west in the Village as you can go, bears the title of Manhattan’s smallest street.
I was driving down Houston the other day when a firetruck raced by, sirens blazing… Nothing unusual about that. But,
Since I became a location scout, it’s been my dream to get into the old McKittrick Hotel at 530 West
Last week, I got an email from photographer Thanassi Karageorgiou about a really cool little find on Sixth Avenue at
First No Balloons in the Library, then You Can’t Stop Oprah…And now this: Then again, why not? “Notice: Employees Only,”
From the 20’s-30’s, First Avenue is better known as Hospital Row. Lined with numerous medical facilities, including Bellevue and NYU
For anyone new to the site, in January, my friend found a pit bull chained to the Williamsburg Bridge in
I swear, I’ve taken the East 37th Street exit from the Midtown Tunnel a zillion times over the years and
When is a bookcase not a bookcase? When it’s the floor… ..and ceiling and walls to D’Espresso cafe at 317
Scouting NY and ScoutMob.com have teamed up to bring you locations puzzlers with some pretty great prizes! This week’s prize:
For the past couple weeks, I’ve been scouting the Rockland County area, and every time I drive the Palisades  north…
For the longest time, I’ve wondered about that odd little building at the corner of Commerce Street and Seventh Avenue
Hope you enjoyed the segment on CBS News Sunday Morning today! For anyone who missed it, here ya go! Stick
Note: Chinatown Fair closed for good about two weeks after I posted this article. It’s in Chinatown, and it’s best
I love scouting turn of the century public schools in New York because you find all these neat little details
There were a lot of great answers for Friday’s locations puzzler. “How did you get a photo of my refrigerator?”
Hint: Somewhere in Manhattan. Bonus points if you know what it’s a picture of! -SCOUT
Real quick, I wanted to talk about something that’s totally off topic, but is important to me. Recently, this video
Early on in Annie Hall, there’s a great shot set on a Manhattan side street in which Alvy and Rob
I noticed something really cool while driving home through Greenpoint the other night… Some guy painted his truck to look
Chances are, you’ve noticed Greenwich Locksmiths in your travels through the West Village. It occupies a small storefront just south
This is Part 2 of the Scouting NY tour of Rockland State Psychiatric Hospital, a 600-acre abandoned mental asylum complex