The Puck Building is easily identified by two gilded statues of the character Puck, the mischievous sprite from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. One statue sits near the corner of Houston and Mulberry Streets, while a smaller…
New York Romantic Comedies
We'll visit the classic Manhattan spots where movie characters broke up, made up, and declared their love.
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1. Puck Building
2. Washington Square Arch
The Washington Square Arch stands seventy-seven feet tall as a white marble entrance to the park, marking the southern end of Fifth Avenue. Designed by Stanford White, the structure is crafted from Tuckahoe marble and features a wide…
3. Cafe Cluny
Cafe Cluny occupies the corner of West Twelfth and West Fourth Streets, distinguished by its large windows and a storefront in the West Village. While it now serves French American fare, this address provided the backdrop for a memorable…
4. Wollman Rink
Wollman Rink sits in the southeast corner of Central Park, a thirty-three-thousand-square-foot expanse of ice framed by the midtown skyline. Philanthropist Kate Wollman donated six hundred thousand dollars for its construction in nineteen…
5. Central Park Boathouse
The Central Park Boathouse, often called the Loeb Boathouse, sits at the northeastern edge of the Lake with a distinctive red brick and limestone exterior topped by a copper roof. This building serves as a hub for rowboat rentals and…
6. Cafe Luxembourg
Cafe Luxembourg is defined by a large, red awning that reaches over the sidewalk on West Seventieth Street. Opened in nineteen eighty-three by Keith McNally and Lynn Wagenknecht, this French bistro was designed to mirror the atmosphere of…
7. Gray's Papaya
Gray's Papaya is marked by bright, high-contrast signage on the corner of West 72nd Street and Broadway. It is a long-standing New York City hot dog stand, known for its griddled all-beef franks and frothy tropical fruit drinks. Founded in…
8. Zabar's
Zabar's spans a row of storefronts along Broadway between Eightieth and Eighty-First Streets, marked by a massive marquee that dominates the sidewalk. It began in nineteen thirty-four as a twenty-two-foot-wide shop in the Crystal Pure Food…
9. The Garden People
The 91st Street Garden in Riverside Park is a long, lush promenade defined by its two distinct, sculpted parcels—an octagon and a rectangle—that bloom with hibiscus, irises, and roses from spring through late autumn. It was established in…