Landmarks & buildings

New York Public Library Main Branch

research library in Manhattan, New York, USA

United States · 40.7533, -73.9822

Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018·Official site

New York Public Library Main Branch is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikipedia names it for 3 more.

“Filming in the main reading room of the New York Public Library was only allowed in the early morning and had to be concluded by 10:00 am.”

Ghostbusters (1984) · Wikipedia

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Movies filmed at New York Public Library Main Branch

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names New York Public Library Main Branch as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Spider-Man 2002
An Autumn's Tale 1987
You're a Big Boy Now 1966
“The film was shot at Chelsea Studios in New York City, and at various Manhattan locations, including Times Square, Central Park, and the New York Public Library.” Wikipedia

Named here by New York Public Library Main Branch’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at New York Public Library Main Branch, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Seinfeld 1989–

“Television episodes that depicted the Main Branch included "The Library", an episode of Seinfeld, as well as "The Persistence of Memory", the eleventh part of Carl Sagan's TV series Cosmos.” Wikipedia

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Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at New York Public Library Main Branch?

5 productions are recorded as filmed at New York Public Library Main Branch, including Ghostbusters (1984), The Adjustment Bureau (2011) and Spider-Man (2002). 3 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at New York Public Library Main Branch?

Ghostbusters (1984), covered by 60 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is New York Public Library Main Branch?

New York Public Library Main Branch is in the United States, at Fifth Avenue & 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018. Its coordinates are 40.7533, -73.9822.

What other filming locations are near New York Public Library Main Branch?

Bryant Park (under 1 km), Midtown Manhattan (under 1 km), B. Altman and Company Building (under 1 km), Bank of America Tower (under 1 km) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by ajay_suresh, CC BY 2.0.