A Very Strange Lawn Zoo on Staten Island

When you first see it, 724 Todt Hill Road seems like pretty much every other house in the Dongan Hills area of Staten Island.

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And then you see the dinosaur:

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Go Location Scouting & Win Tickets to NYC’s Premiere Haunted House!

Nightmare, New York City’s premiere haunted house, is back again for another October of terrifying the hell out of New Yorkers, and Scouting NY has a bunch of tickets to give away!

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Unlike your typical “jump out and yell boo” haunted house, Nightmare strives to get to the heart of your deepest fears through . . .

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How To Rent 5 Beekman For Film Shoots & Events

Interested in renting 5 Beekman for your next film production, photo shoot, or event? Just send me an e-mail at nycscout@gmail.com and I’ll put you in touch with building management.

Be sure to include a description of your project, what dates you’re looking for, and MOST IMPORTANTLY (!!!), your budget (unfortunately, the building does not accept low/no budget productions).

 

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The Coolest Elevator in New York

Last week, I was scouting office space in a building in Queens. My guide brought me to this totally unassuming elevator:

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Really, I have to show you this as I encountered it:

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How To Leave New York via 1940: Scouting LaGuardia’s Marine Air Terminal

If you ever want to experience what flying was like in the 1940′s, simply take a trip to the Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia:

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Built in 1939 to handle sea planes, the art deco Marine Air Terminal is New York’s only surviving terminal from the first generation of air travel…

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…and very little has changed over the years:

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1974 - Too bad that great clock is gone

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A Hidden Treasure In Washington Heights

Last week, I was scouting up in Washington Heights and found myself heading south down Amsterdam.

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As I was walking, I noticed a stone wall on my left…

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…with a little staircase set into it:

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Curious, I headed up…

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…and man was I blown away by what I found at the top: a cobblestone street lined on both sides with amazing 19th century wooden row houses!

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