Last Tuesday, Scouting NY celebrated its third birthday – hooray! In the past year alone, that’s over 125 new articles with more than 1,300 pictures. So here is my once-a-year fund-raising drive request to you, my readers: If you’re a fan of Scouting NY, would you please please consider making a donation to my film fund?…
Frankenstorm threatening to ruin your Halloween this year? No problem! Why not stay in, pop some corn, turn off the lights, and settle in with a horror movie shot in New York City? I’ve been writing and revising this list for the past two three four (!) years, and I think it’s nearing completion. If…
Every October, I try to do posts in honor of Halloween, one of the best holidays to celebrate in New York. I hope you enjoyed this year’s crop – below, some of my favorites from past years. And hey, picked out a costume yet? Halloween is less than a week away! See you at the…
Just a reminder – you have one week left to enter the Scouting NY Halloween contest! All you have to do is send in a picture of a place that feels particularly haunted – could be a house, a cemetery, an abandoned building – anything! Simply dig up a picture of your entry (doesn’t have…
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! Unlike your typical “jump out and yell boo” haunted house, Nightmare strives to get to the heart of your deepest fears through frightening…
Update 9/11/2013 – Been meaning to update for a while. 5 Beekman is NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR FILMING, EVENTS, OR ANY OTHER RENTAL PURPOSE due to ongoing construction. 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…
Be sure to vote for Scouting NY in CBS’s Most Valuable Blogger Awards here! You can vote daily through September 9! After way too long, I’m finally getting ready to do a new installment of New York, You’ve Changed, in which I compare shooting locations in an older NY movie to the NYC of today (Ghostbusters, Taxi…
What do spaceships & bowling alleys have in common? They’re probably the only two places you’re likely to a find a sign like this: Sadly, this was taken in a bowling alley. -SCOUT
Forget that Oscar dream – I’ve been nominated for the CBS 2011 Most Valuable New York Blogger Awards! Sweet! Specifically, I’m in the Local Affairs category, and if you happen to feel I am indeed New York’s Most Valuable Local Affairs Blogger, you can vote for me here. In fact, if you really think I’m…