Scouting Wrap-Up: Barbie, Greenpoint Graffiti, Etc.

Just a few miscellaneous pictures from the past week of scouting. I was checking out a large office building when I happened to pass by these offices, which have been made up to look like a subway station with two full-sized trains replicas (individual offices are actually in the train through those doors). Crazy!

subway office

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Where Racquetballs Go To Die

I’ve been scouting warehouse rooftops in Brooklyn on the East River recently. Though this one in Greenpoint has a pretty great view…

Roof 01

…what really impressed me is that I had apparently stumbled into racquetball heaven!

Roof 02

There were dozens and dozens . . .

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A Rainbow at 22 Stories Up

I’ve been scouting midtown office spaces recently, many of which have had some pretty great views of the city like the one below.

108 East 38th 01

I’m a big fan of buildings with ornamentation that is essentially invisible from the street, and I happened to notice something neat on the roof of . . .

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Brooklyn’s Mansion on the East River

I was walking down Hudson Ave today in Brooklyn’s Vinegar Hill neighborhood when I realized I’d never taken any of the roads leading east. Why not? I guess I’ve always just assumed everything in that corner of Brooklyn to be ConEd-type utility plants, never a good place to do any sort of filming. Always looking for something new to explore, I decided . . .

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Did She Say Yes? Did Scouting NY Readers Help A Guy Get Engaged?

A few weeks ago, I ran a post about a guy who emailed me for help in finding a unique New York location to propose to his girlfriend. I turned the question over to Scouting NY readers asking for original ideas (not the Empire State Building observatory!), and we received a ton of really great options. Since then, I’ve been waiting to . . .

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The Trees Have Eyes in Staten Island

So weird…I was scouting Staten Island today near New Dorp Lane. Lacking quarters for the meters, I turned onto the suburban side streets and found a spot. I got out of my car…and felt like I was being watched.

Tree 01

Turns out, I was: by a tree!

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