March 2010 – Scouting NY

Scouting an Abandoned Hotel in Southern California

Whenever I see a sign like the one below hanging outside of an abandoned property, I immediately feel an intense […]

When it was completed in 1909, the original Met-Life headquarters at 5 Madison Ave was the tallest building in the

Quick announcement – I’m going to be a guest on the Leonard Lopate show on NPR! I should be on

Note: This exhibition is now over. There’s a really great new art installation in and around Madison Square Park… …which

I took this picture of Herald Square (6th Ave btw. 34th & 35th) this morning at about 6:45. A second

Pell Street is one of those iconic Chinatown blocks that filmmakers love to shoot on. Short and narrow, lined with

Friday’s finally here, and it’s time for another wrap-up of various odds and ends from a week in scouting. First,

It’s one of those archetypal New York scenes: a squat, three-story building dwarfed on all sides by towering skyscrapers, the

Just wanted to share a building with you that really made my day while out scouting recently. I was searching

Chances are, when looking at the Chanin Building at the corner of 42nd and Lex… (picture credits: Emilio Guerra) …You’ve

It might come as a surprise, but Manhattan has beaches. Yes, they’re small, often submerged at high tide, and you’d

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

In keeping with yesterday’s theme of streets in New York that have an other-worldly feel to them, I have to

I love streets in New York that make you feel as far from the city as possible. Obvious examples include

Note: this has since been removed. I was driving along Vernon Blvd in Queens when I spotted something you don’t

Don’t let the squat little Rite Aid storefront on Manhattan Ave in Greenpoint fool you… It has a big history.