Every Film Shoot in New York, Mapped

In New York City, film shoots are so common that they seem banal. Residents scarcely bat an eye at camera booms and flood lights. They’re used to craft services tables and talent trailers taking over the street. Now a map by Max Galka and Steve Melendez shows just how ubiquitous these productions are—and gives fans a tool to discover the real-life backdrops of recent films.

Using data from the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting, Metrocosm mapped all the film permits issued in New York from 2011 to 2013, totaling 517 movies and 17,241 locations. (The data only applies to permits issued for movies, not TV shows.) Click a street to see a list of projects filmed there, or filter by title to find all of a movie’s New York shooting locations.