nickcarr
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The Filming Locations of Annie Hall, Part 1 – New York, You’ve Changed
“New York, You’ve Changed” is a Scouting NY feature in which the New York depicted in classic movies is compared with the city of today, a full shot-by-shot dissection to see what once was and what has changed. Side note: I think this concept would make for an excellent coffee table/photo book, and if anyone…
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The Brooklyn Car Dealership Caught In A Time Warp
Updated with car models and years, thanks to diligent Scouting NY readers! Let me know if I got any wrong! The other day, I was walking under the old abandoned subway tracks on Myrtle Avenue in Brooklyn:
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Bringing Chicago to New York: How To Make Great Deep Dish Pizza At Home
A few years ago, I went to Chicago for the first time and fell in love with deep dish pizza. Previously, the only deep dish I’d ever had was from Pizza Hut and Uno’s, and after trying the real thing, I now realize that’s sort of like saying the only hamburger you’d ever had was…
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The Skinniest Store in Manhattan?
Last week, I was scouting around the Upper West Side when I noticed something nestled in the miniscule gap between two buildings on Columbus… Literally occupying about 3 or 4 feet of space, was that a store?? Indeed it was! Known as the “Amazing Store and Smoke Shop” (which pretty much covers everything, if you…