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West Side Story's Opening Scenes Were Filmed in San Juan Hill, Now the Site of Lincoln
The 1961 film's opening scenes were shot in San Juan Hill, a Black and Afro-Caribbean district razed for Lincoln Center, displacing thousands.
Read more →Night at the Museum and the New York Museum It Changed
Night at the Museum was shot in Canada, yet the real American Museum of Natural History gained nearly 50,000 holiday visitors in two weeks.
Read more →9/11 25th Anniversary Closures in Lower Manhattan: What Travelers Should Know
Lower Manhattan road closures and ceremonies mark the 9/11 25th anniversary on September 11, 2026. Plus the Momo Crawl in Queens that Sunday.
Read more →Enchanted's 'That's How You Know' Is a Central Park Walking Route in Disguise
Disney's Enchanted turns 'That's How You Know' into a Central Park walking route past five landmarks, from Conservatory Water to Bethesda Fountain.
Read more →Sex and the City Stoop Gets a Gate on Perry Street
New York City approved a gate at 66 Perry Street in 2025 to keep Sex and the City fans off the private stoop. Here is how to visit the West Village.
Read more →The Avengers' Grand Central Battle Was Mostly Filmed in Cleveland
The Avengers' Battle of New York was centered on Grand Central's Park Avenue Viaduct, but most street-level action was filmed in Cleveland, Ohio.
Read more →JFK Ends Curbside Uber and Lyft Pickups at Terminals 5 and 7: What Arrivals Do Now
Uber and Lyft pickups are off the curb at JFK Terminals 5 and 7. The AirTrain workaround, plus beach swimming ends September 13.
Read more →Seinfeld's Monk's Cafe Is Tom's Restaurant, and the Interior Was Never in New York
The Seinfeld exterior was Tom's Restaurant on Broadway at West 112th Street, but every booth scene was filmed in Los Angeles. Here is how to see it.
Read more →When Harry Met Sally at Katz's Deli: The Table Where 'I'll Have What She's Having' Was
The table from When Harry Met Sally still sits inside Katz's Delicatessen, marked by a hanging sign and open to anyone who orders pastrami.
Read more →NYC Fall 2026: Free Statue of Liberty Views and a Roughly 14 USD Train Day Trip
See the Statue of Liberty without a ferry ticket at The Battery, then take a roughly 14 USD train from NYC to Peekskill for a gothic fall day trip.
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