Towns & cities
Williamsburg
neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, USA
United States · 40.7000, -73.9500
Williamsburg is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 14 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“The decision to film in Williamsburg, Brooklyn during the Passover holiday threatened to cause problems with parking and was criticized for being culturally insensitive.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Williamsburg as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2 2014
- I Am Legend 2007
- Gossip Girl 2007–2012
- John Wick 2014
- Sleepers 1996
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Past Lives
2023
“The bookstore scene where Nora meets her husband Arthur at a book signing was filmed at McNally Jackson Books in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.” Wikipedia
- The Defenders 2017–
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King of New York
1990
“Filming locations included Sing Sing, the Plaza Hotel, Times Square, Times Square–42nd Street station, Williamsburg, Queensboro Bridge, Fifth Avenue, Ossining, and Saranac Lake.” Wikipedia
- Daredevil: Born Again 2025–
- Garden State 2004
- Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist 2008
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Our Idiot Brother
2011
“Various locations were used in Brooklyn and Manhattan as well as Upstate New York; specific locations included Washington Heights, Ossining, New York, Cold Spring, New York, The Hamptons, Hotel Chelsea and Pete's Candy Store in Williamsburg.” Wikipedia
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Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
“The film was shot on location in New York City in Coney Island, Williamsburg, Bushwick, Manhattan, and Queens.” Wikipedia
- Holy Rollers 2010
Named here by Williamsburg’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Williamsburg, 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.
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The Sopranos 1999–2007
“The episode "Walk Like a Man" of The Sopranos, aired 2007, features a scene shot in Williamsburg.” Wikipedia
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“Once Upon a Time in America (1984) begins in Williamsburg, and includes scenes shot in Williamsburg, though the focus of the story was Manhattan's Lower East Side in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1960s.” Wikipedia
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Daredevil 2015–
“Parts of Daredevil were filmed in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Bushwick, all passing for Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.” Wikipedia
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Coming to America 1988
“The 1988 movie Coming to America was primarily filmed on South 5th Street in Williamsburg, despite being set in Queens.” Wikipedia
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Serpico 1973
“The incident was later dramatized in the opening scene of the 1973 film Serpico, starring Al Pacino in the title role.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Landmarks & buildings
Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center
United States·under 1 km
hospital in Brooklyn, New York City
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Streets & squares
DeKalb Avenue
United States·under 1 km
street in Brooklyn and Queens
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Studios & sets
Steiner Studios
United States·1 km west
Film studio and sound stage in New York
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Landmarks & buildings
Pratt Institute
United States·2 km south-west
private university in Brooklyn, New York
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Landmarks & buildings
Williamsburgh Savings Bank Building
United States·2 km north-west
Historic bank building in Brooklyn, New York
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Towns & cities
Clinton Hill
United States·2 km south-west
neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Williamsburg?
14 productions are recorded as filmed in Williamsburg, including The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), I Am Legend (2007) and Gossip Girl (2007–2012). 14 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Williamsburg?
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), covered by 66 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Williamsburg?
Williamsburg is in the United States. Its coordinates are 40.7000, -73.9500.
What other filming locations are near Williamsburg?
Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center (under 1 km), DeKalb Avenue (under 1 km), Steiner Studios (1 km west), Pratt Institute (2 km south-west) 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 LWYang from USA, CC BY 2.0.