If you love television and TV series, this post is for you! 10 unmissable sets for those visiting the Big Apple: from Friends to Sex and the City, from Law and Order to Seinfield, many curiosities that will make New York even more fascinating!
La Big Apple, also known as the city that never sleeps, has always been considered one of the most interesting destinations to visit due to its immensity, modernity and the enthralling rhythm of New Yorkers. It is the perfect megalopolis for all those who are crazy lovers of television, cinema, music. The TV series set in New York there are many: for years, the Big Apple has hosted sets that have marked the cinema history. Consequently, it is a must for every visitor to find some time to explore the areas and buildings, within which the scenes of the most famous TV SHOWS were shot.
TV series set in New York: 10 sets not to be missed
1 Friends
The 90s American fiction that launched actors such as: Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox and David Schwimmer, was filmed in the big capital. The protagonists loved to gather in the historic café 'CENTRAL PERK', but unfortunately it is not possible to visit it because it is only an imaginary place. Fortunately, the famous Pulitzer Fountain really exists: the fountain visible in the opening theme "I'll be there for you". It is located in the Grand Army Plaza in Manhattan.
2. Gossip Girl
Serena van der Woodsen and Blair Waldorf, Upper East Side students, loved to have lunch seated on a trendy staircase, loved by every tourist: that of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Also, the huge building, inside which (Blake Lively) and Chuck Bass lived starting from the third season is the New York Palace Hotel.
Address: 455 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022, United States
3. Sex And The City
Fashionista Carrie Bradshaw used to walk down the steps of her Manhattan apartment in designer clothes and Manolo Blahnik on her feet. That condo is located in a quiet and peaceful area in Perry Street 64. Interesting fact is that the house was recently bought for nearly eleven million dollars and the owner, for privacy reasons, decided to put barriers to prevent fans from disturbing.
4. The Robinsons
It was the show par excellence of the 80s. With comedian Bill Cosby, it is one of the most loved and followed television soap ever. The Robinson family lived in a simple but elegant neighborhood of the 'Big Apple' which still exists today. The address is St. Luke Place. Furthermore, the peculiarity of the house is the characteristic typical American conformation: a ladder decorated with flower pots and red bricks.
5. How I met your mother
The TV show set in Midtown New York, presents very interesting points for fans who want to relive the experience of being in the set. Among the cult places, we remember the famous McGee's Pub (original name: McLaren's Pub).
6. Suits
The series was shot most of the time in Canada, but in the megalopolis near Boston, thinking about the plot of the first season (starring Megan Markle, Duchess of Sussex) there are sets built to imitate the various legal offices near the murals. found on the NYC skyline.
7. The nanny
Comedy of the early eighties. Famous for the extravagance and friendliness of the maid Francesca. It is possible to take a tour of the set and visit the chic building in which the rich widower lived with his family and the nanny of Italian origins, going to 7E 75th Street.
8. The Jeffersons
The funny African-American family of New York made the history of sitcoms. It is necessary to pay a visit to the Warner Bros Studios, if you want to take a tour of the Jeffersons' apartment.
9. Law and Order
Tv show on a legal and legal theme, which years ago showed a multitude of lawyers engaged in their profession, as they went down the stairs of a court that is actually located in Foley Square, where the American Supreme Court is based.
10. Seinfeld
Sitcom starring: Jason Alexander e Jerry Seinfeld. It was one of the most followed in the early 90s. The main characters of the series loved to gather in the local historian Monk's Cafe, located near renowned Columbia University near 12th Avenue.
