Ghostbusters 2 Location Contest Winners!

The contest is now over, and we have the answer to our Ghostbusters 2 locations search! The birthday party scene occurred…

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…on East 78th Street between 1st & York Avenues! The big clue was the address of Dana Barrett’s apartment building, located just around the corner. The actual birthday building is located at 448 . . .

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The Tiniest Church in Manhattan

Just a cute bit I noticed while walking down Great Jones Street today…

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On the firehouse, I saw something peeking from behind this light…

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The tiniest church in Noho!

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Hope the birds . . .

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Forgotten Ruins in Dobbs Ferry

At first glance, it would be hard to figure out what this bland modern nursing home…

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…has to do with these haunting, castle-like ruins:

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Incredibly, they are actually within 20 feet of each other! You can see the castle just off to . . .

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Locations Contest Ends Tomorrow!

The joint Scouting New York and Proton Charging contest, in which we challenged eagle-eyed readers to find a particular shooting location from Ghostbusters II, comes to an end on Sunday at midnight!

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If you’ve e-mailed your answer and not heard back, don’t worry, your entry has been counted (that is, if you got it right!). And . . .

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Harrison Ford on Great Jones Street

Careful what you do next time you’re on Great Jones Street…

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Enormous angry Harrison Ford head is watching you.

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The Mysterious Stonehenge on West 22nd Street

I was walking north of 21st Street on Tenth Avenue when I noticed something odd…

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…A pair of stones, each about three feet high and set into the concrete.

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Strange, and none of the surrounding establishments (an auto . . .

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