Exploring The (Nearly!) Empty Post Office Building On 8th Ave
The 8th Avenue Post Office is extremely film friendly – shoot me an email for details at nycscout@gmail.com! On October […]
The 8th Avenue Post Office is extremely film friendly – shoot me an email for details at nycscout@gmail.com! On October […]
Update 9/11/2013 – Been meaning to update for a while. 5 Beekman is NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR FILMING, EVENTS, OR
From the ground, you’d never know there was anything special about the building at 409 East 60th Street… …but, as
Two of my favorite ruins in Manhattan can be found partially submerged in the Hudson River, overshadowed by the nearby
If you’ve ever been annoyed at the fact that most of Fifth Avenue’s mansions probably don’t want you knocking at
You’ve probably passed 225 Lafayette Street at the corner of Spring Street in Soho a zillion times in your travels
This past Christmas, my aunt gave me a really neat gift she found in storage. Apparently, my grandmother took a
There’s a strange little building at the corner of Lafayette and Howard Street, and for years, I’ve wondered what the
I was walking down West 58th Street when I saw it: exactly half a brownstone (12.5 feet), gloriously smooshed between
I was scouting around the West 50’s recently when I noticed a really interesting building on West 59th I’d never
Have you ever seen those I Spy children’s books? Each page features a large picture of a whimsical location filled
As far as I’m concerned, Cortlandt Alley between Walker and White Streets is the most beautiful of Manhattan’s few remaining
Nothing beats days when you’re asked to scout something as unusual as a crypt. Though you’d expect location scouting would
Every Friday, I try to put together a post of random tidbits from my week in scouting. Enjoy! While scouting
No joke: this is one of the new spring window displays at Bergdorf Goodman. Yep, aliens have landed at Bergdorf
I was walking down West 46th Street in Hell’s Kitchen recently when I noticed a break in the buildings… Most
Note: This exhibition is now over. There’s a really great new art installation in and around Madison Square Park… …which
It’s one of those archetypal New York scenes: a squat, three-story building dwarfed on all sides by towering skyscrapers, the
There really isn’t any better way to describe it: look at the building on Water Street between Beekman & Peck
Nothing annoys me more than scouting New York for an Ext. Dank Alley scene. For some reason (probably because of
Each time I walk down East 43rd Street, I expect it to have been torn down: A beautiful Italianate marble
Walking west on 12th Street from 3rd Ave, you probably wouldn’t give it a second glance: a stone church located
I was walking north of 21st Street on Tenth Avenue when I noticed something odd… …A pair of stones, each
Dear Scout – Love your site! I’ll be visiting Manhattan for the first time in a few weeks, but I’ll
Almost a year ago, I wrote a post about my favorite building in midtown, this chopped-in-half brownstone at 19 W
By the time I got there, it was gone. The World’s Fair, you ask? Nope. I am referring to something
Staring down 54th Street from 31st Ave in Woodside, Queens, a street lined with boxy brick apartments and a scant
I must have walked past the entrance to Marble Cemetery on Second Ave (btw. 2nd & 3rd Sts.) countless times
A few weeks ago, I wrote about PS 110, an elementary school located just south of the Williamsburg Bridge… …whose
Halloween is the only time of the year that I actually pay attention to store window displays, and I’m always
Just finding us? Start with Part 1 of our Taxi Driver examination to avoid confusion! Continuing along where we last
If locations were billed alongside actors, Robert DeNiro would share co-starring credits on Taxi Driver with New York City.
Next time you’re heading over the Williamsburg Bridge to Brooklyn, either driving or on the pedestrian walkway, be sure to
This is Part 2 of our look at Ghostbusters – Click here for Part 1! With this article, we’re completing
Though there are many movies I’m excited to cover for “New York, You’ve Changed,” I had no choice but to
Note: This does not exist anymore! Read the comments for more information! Do not go out to Governors Island looking
I was scouting the Old Trinity Cemetery when a guy walked up to me and asked if I had seen
I love that thousands of New Yorkers go about their business every day unaware of the countless eyes watching from
As the MTA rehabilitates subway and train stations across the city, about 1% of its annual budget is allotted for
I love being surprised by the city. Living in New York, you somehow adopt a jaded attitude that you’ve seen
Thousands of people go into Grand Central through the Lexington Ave entrance every day. I always wonder how many look