New York Street

The latest version of the New York Street sets opened in December 2009, following the huge fire in June 2008.

The New York Street area has been used in countless productions over the years. It’s been rebuilt after fires in 1957, 1990 and 2008, and frequently changes appearance as required by the production work at the time. The street is curved at both ends to give the illusion of a longer street on camera.

The new structures comply with a new building code specifically for backlot structures, meaning they have sprinklers and other fire-protection measures built in.

Between 1984 and 1990 the whole New York Street area had a large rig above it which could be used to cover the sets with black tarpaulins in order to do night shooting during the day.

Landmarks

Although New York Street has been rebuilt many times, some of the sets have been rebuilt (almost) the same designs over the years, and can easily be recognised.

• Theaters
• Bank (Dirty Harry)

2009 Rebuild

Read Press Release about the rebuild project.

The New York Street area now contains 9 different shooting locations, categorised as follows;

• Alleys
• Embassy Street
• London Square
• Modern New York Street
• New York Street (see below)
• Brownstone Street
• Courthouse Square
• Rooftops
• Theaters
• Wall Street
• West Village

Tram On-Board Video (2011)

Tram On-Board Video (2007)

Various movies, TV shows and music videos shot on the New York Street sets

Tram On-Board Video – Whoopi Goldberg (2007)

New York Street Opening Ceremony

Courtesy Universal Studios Hollywood, from May 29 2010. Includes interview with Steven Spielberg and Jeff Zucker.

Current Plan of the New York Street Area (from May 2011)

PDF download (from FilmMakersDestination.com)

Plans of the New York Street Area (before June 2008 fire)

• Georgetown Avenue

Photo Gallery (before 2008 fire)

Photo Gallery (2008-2009 Construction)

Photo Gallery (2009 onwards)

The Metropolitan area sets reopened in 2009 after a year-long construction period. The sets now look more detailed and more diverse than ever, and are in regular use once more.

Photo Gallery (current)

Seen on Screen: Universal Studios Hollywood [New_York]

Title	Released	Director	IMDB
My Man Godfrey [Feature Film]	1957	Henry Koster
The last movie to shoot on New York Street before parts of it were destroyed by a fire in June 1957.
Midnight Lace [Feature Film]	1960	David Miller
San Francisco Street section of New York Street was used on the backlot, along with a large amount of location shooting in London, UK.
To Kill A Mockingbird [Feature Film]	1962	Robert Mulligan
Courthouse Square, Stage 29, Stage 30 [courthouse interior], Stage 32. The courthouse interior built on Stage 30 was a painstakingly accurate reproduction of the courthouse at Monroeville, Alabama.
The whole street featured in the movie was built on the backlot, adjacent to the New York Street sets. The Boo Radley house was designed by Henry Bumstead and built at Universal, while all other houses were moved to the backlot from Chaves Ravine, where developers were clearing the land for the Dodgers Stadium. The houses were bought for $1 each from developers. The Boo Radley house remains on Elm Street to this day.
Madame X [Feature Film]	1966	David Lowell Rich
New York Street, Little Europe (as Germany)
Torn Curtain [Feature Film]	1966	Alfred Hitchcock
New York Street, Stage 28 (including the Paris Opera House sets for the Theatre scene), Stage 32.
Thoroughly Modern Millie [Feature Film]	1967	George Roy Hill
Stage 12 (Muzzy Estate), Stage 22, Stage 27, Stage 28 were the soundstages used. The Paris Opera House sets on Stage 28 were used for the theatre sequence. Many exterior scenes were shot on New York Street and Brownstone Street. The Square of Warriors embassy buildings featured as Carol Channing / Muzzy's house.
Ironside [TV Series]	1967-1975	Collier Young
Apartments, Colonial Street, Mediterranean Square, New York Street (San Francisco street section). Interiors were shot on Stage 20.
Change of Habit [Feature Film]	1969	William A. Graham
The church on New York Street featured in this movie musical. Brownstone Street is also featured.
Topaz [Feature Film]	1969	Alfred Hitchcock
New York Street
Dirty Harry [Feature Film]	1971	Don Siegel
New York Street (as San Francisco) - Bank Robbery
McMillan & Wife [TV Series]	1971-1977	Leonard Stern
Interiors shot on Stage 44, the backlot Tower of London set appeared as a scottish castle. The San Francisco Street area and New York Street area on the backlot were used.
Columbo [TV Series]	1971-2003	Richard Levinson, William Link
New York Street (various episodes), Singapore Lake, Stage 28, Colonial Mansion (The Greenhouse Jungle)
The Sting [Feature Film]	1973	George Roy Hill
Brownstone Street and New York Street feature as Old Chicago. The theater on the south side of New York Street featured as the exterior of the Burlesque Theater, and an elevated rail track was built to run above the street. The Paris Opera House sets on Stage 28 were used for the theater interior scenes. Stage 12, Stage 22, Stage 23, Stage 24, Stage 27 and Stage 32 were also used.
Kojak [TV Series]	1973-1978	Abby Mann
Colonial Street, New York Street, Stage 22
Earthquake [Feature Film]	1974	Mark Robson
New York Street, extended by glorious matte paintings and miniature footage, is destroyed in numerous ways. Stage 12 was used for the WIlson Plaza collapse and the stairway rescue.
The Six Million Dollar Man [TV Series]	1974-1978
New York Street, Stage 06, Stage 30, Ice Tunnel (Studio Tour)
Big Brother episode shot on Brownstone Street (1976)
Season 5, Episode 10 (1977) Target Steve Austin. While the Collapsing Bridge remains level, some of the boards break loose causing an RV to get stuck. Steve Austin has to climb down to the base of the bridge to shore it up and free the RV.
The Rockford Files [TV Series]	1974-1980	Stephen J. Cannell, Roy Huggins
Apartments, Colonial Street (Harvey House), New York Street, Stage 23, Stage 30
Baretta [TV Series]	1975	Stephen J. Cannell
Robert Blake lived on New York Street
Rich Man, Poor Man [TV Movie]	1976
New York Street, Little Europe (as France)
Quincy M.E. [TV Series]	1976-1983	Glen A. Larson, Lou Shaw
Apartments, Colonial Street, Denver Street, New York Street, Stage 25
MacArthur, the Rebel General [Feature Film]	1977	Joseph Sargent
New York Street
The Incredible Hulk [TV Series]	1978-1982
New York Street and Courthouse Square (various episodes). Interiors were shot on Stage 23. Stage 04 was used for certain sequences.
National Lampoon's Delta House [TV Series]	1979
Colonial Street (The Delta House set is still there to this day. The Harvey house was also featured, as the Omega House.) New York Street and Courthouse Square featured in the title sequence.
The Blues Brothers [Feature Film]	1980	John Landis
Park Lake (Good ole boys motorhome crashes into lake), New York Street (as Chicago) - car jump stunt, Singapore Lake. The gospel church interior was shot on a set built on the Square of Warriors backlot set. Stage 06 and Stage 25 was also used.
Magnum P.I. [TV Series]	1980 - 1988	Donald P. Bellisario, Glen A. Larson
Courthouse Square and New York Street featured in series 7 episodes 1 & 2 as a film studio backlot
The Incredible Shrinking Woman [Feature Film]	1981	Joel Schumacher
Stage 12, Stage 22, New York Street
Simon and Simon [TV Series]	1981-1989	Philip DeGuere
Colonial Street, Courthouse Square, New York Street, Elm Street (as Industrial Street), Old Mexico, Six Points Texas, all on the Universal Studios backlot. Stage 25
Annie [Feature Film]	1982	John Huston
Annie finds her dog Sandy on Brownstone Street. New York Street is also featured.
City Heat [Feature Film]	1984	Richard Benjamin
New York Street (as Kansas City), Brownstone Street
Streets of Fire [Feature Film]	1984	Walter Hill
New York Street
Airwolf [TV Series]	1984-1986	Donald P. Bellisario
Colonial Street (Cleaver House), Colonial Street Church, Denver Street, Little Europe, New York Street, Six Points Texas, Square of Warriors, Tower of London backlot sets, Stage 14 [helicopter interior mockup], Stage 20 [process shots], Stage 24 [Hawke Cabin set], Stage 27 [The Lair hideout], Stage 28 [process shots]
Murder She Wrote [TV Series]	1984-1996	Various
"Incident on Lot 7" - Season 8, Episode 13 (1992) - Psycho House
"Jessica Behind Bars" - Season 2, Episode 9 (1985) - Square of Warriors / Spartacus Square Embassy building appears as the Prison exterior.
"Hooray for Homicide" - Season 1, Episode 3 (1984) - Front Lot & Studio Tour
Colonial Street, New York Street (as London), Tower of London set (as an amusement park), Little Europe (unknown episodes)
Elm Street (as Industrial Street), Singapore Lake (Jaws Lake) appeared in the opening titles as Cabot Cove, Maine.
"To Kill A Legend" (Season 11 Episode 3, October 1994) Circle Drive on Colonial Street is featured prominently as the location for the battle re-enactment. The Colonial Street Church is seen in many shots.
"Seal of the Confessional" - Season 6 Episode 2 (1989) - Colonial Street Church appears in the opening sequence. Jaws Lake appears as Cabot Cove.
Stage 20 [pilot], Stage 22, Stage 25 (interior Jessica Fletcher's house), Stage 29, the backlot Train Station appeared in one episode.
Episode The Murder Channel (Season 11, Episode 6) features Brownstone Street and New York Street prominently. (1994)
"Judge Not" (Season 8 Episode 6) Shot in 1991 - featured the Embassy buildings in the Square of Warriors and Little Europe on the backlot.
Murder She Wrote [TV Series]	1984-1996	Various
"Incident on Lot 7" - Season 8, Episode 13 (1992) - Psycho House
"Jessica Behind Bars" - Season 2, Episode 9 (1985) - Square of Warriors / Spartacus Square Embassy building appears as the Prison exterior.
"Hooray for Homicide" - Season 1, Episode 3 (1984) - Front Lot & Studio Tour
Colonial Street, New York Street (as London), Tower of London set (as an amusement park), Little Europe (unknown episodes)
Elm Street (as Industrial Street), Singapore Lake (Jaws Lake) appeared in the opening titles as Cabot Cove, Maine.
"To Kill A Legend" (Season 11 Episode 3, October 1994) Circle Drive on Colonial Street is featured prominently as the location for the battle re-enactment. The Colonial Street Church is seen in many shots.
"Seal of the Confessional" - Season 6 Episode 2 (1989) - Colonial Street Church appears in the opening sequence. Jaws Lake appears as Cabot Cove.
Stage 20 [pilot], Stage 22, Stage 25 (interior Jessica Fletcher's house), Stage 29, the backlot Train Station appeared in one episode.
Episode The Murder Channel (Season 11, Episode 6) features Brownstone Street and New York Street prominently. (1994)
"Judge Not" (Season 8 Episode 6) Shot in 1991 - featured the Embassy buildings in the Square of Warriors and Little Europe on the backlot.
Legal Eagles [Feature Film]	1986	Ivan Reitman
Stage 12, New York Street backlot
Harry and the Hendersons [Feature Film]	1987	William Dear
New York Street (as Seattle)
Married With Children [TV Series]	1987-1997	Ron Leavitt, Michael G. Moye
New York Street
Michael Jackson: Smooth Criminal [Music Video]	1988	Colin Chilvers
Extensive shooting around Little Europe, New York Street and Brownstone Street sets
Moonwalker [Feature Film]	1988	Jerry Kramer, Jim Blashfield, Colin Chilvers
The Smooth Criminal sequence was shot on Brownstone Street, Little Europe and in the New York Street area.
Quantum Leap [TV Series]	1989-1993	Donald P. Bellisario
Brownstone Street, New York Street, Collapsing Bridge (Studio Tour)
Dick Tracy [Feature Film]	1990	Warren Beatty
New York Street
Mobsters [Feature Film]	1991	Michael Karbelnikoff
New York Street, Stage 12
Harry and the Hendersons [TV Series]	1991-1993
Stage 42, New York Street on the backlot.
Death Becomes Her [Feature Film]	1992	Robert Zemeckis
Stage 31, Stage 34, Stage 36, New York Street
Dracula [Feature Film]	1992	Francis Ford Coppola
New York Street (as London)
Home Alone 2: Lost In New York [Feature Film]	1992	Chris Columbus
Although much of the movie was shot on location in New York, the special effects and stunt sequences meant it made more sense for the exteriors for Rob McAllister's house in New York to be shot on Brownstone Street. This is the home of Kevin's (Macauley Culkin) uncle which is being refurbished, and which Kevin uses to trap the bad guys.
Newsies [Feature Film]	1992	Kenny Ortega
Many weeks of shooting on New York Street on the Universal backlot, while parts of it were still under construction following the 1990 fire.
Sinatra [TV Movie]	1992	James Steven Sadwith
New York Street
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story [Feature Film]	1993	Rob Cohen
New York Street
Swing Kids [Feature Film]	1993	Thomas Carter
New York Street
Wayne's World 2 (Waynes World 2) [Feature Film]	1993	Stephen Surjik
New York Street (as London)
The X-Files [TV Series]	1993 - 2002	Chris Carter
New York Street
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman [TV Series]	1993-1997	Joe Shuster, Jerry Siegel
New York Street
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman [TV Series]	1993-1998	Beth Sullivan
Courthouse Square, New York Street
NYPD Blue [TV Series]	1993-2005	Steven Bochco, David Milch
Brownstone Street (Armored Car Robbery), New York Street
Beverly Hills Cop III [Feature Film]	1994	John Landis
The Alien Attack theme park ride is actually the Earthquake attraction on the Universal Studios tram tour.
New York Street, the fictional Land of the Dinosaurs ride was built on Stage 37 at Universal.
I Love Trouble [Feature Film]	1994	Charles Shyer
New York Street
The Shadow [Feature Film]	1994	Russell Mulcahy
Stage 29, Brownstone Street, New York Street, Square of Warriors (Alec Baldwin's mansion)
How to Make An American Quilt [Feature Film]	1995	Jocelyn Moorhouse
Stage 29, New York Street
Money Train [Feature Film]	1995	Joseph Ruben
New York Street
Cybill [TV Series]	1995-1998	Chuck Lorre
New York Street
Jingle All The Way [Feature Film]	1996	Brian Levant
Courthouse Square and New York Street (as Minneapolis)
Mrs Santa Claus [TV Movie]	1996	Terry Hughes
New York Street, Stage 22
The Crow: City of Angels [Feature Film]	1996	Tim Pope
New York Street
The Phantom [Feature Film]	1996	Simon Wincer
New York Street
The Burning Zone [TV Series]	1996-1997	Coleman Luck
New York Street, Square of Warriors, Stage 33, Stage 34
Something So Right [TV Series]	1996-1998	John Peaslee, Judd Pillot
Stage 41, New York Street
Batman & Robin [Feature Film]	1997	Joel Schumacher
Courthouse Square and New York Street on the backlot.
Face/Off [Feature Film]	1997	John Woo
New York Street sets
MouseHunt [Feature Film]	1997	Gore Verbinski
New York Street
The Peacemaker [Feature Film]	1997	Mimi Leder
New York Street
Ally McBeal [TV Series]	1997-2002	David E. Kelley
Brownstone Street / New York Street sets on the backlot.
Dr Dolittle [Feature Film]	1998	Betty Thomas
New York Street
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me [Feature Film]	1999	Jay Roach
Production Designer Rusty Smith re-imagined London's Carnaby Street on the New York Street set on the Universal backlot. It was also used for the Elvis Costello / Burt Bacharach sequence.
The Offspring: Why Dont You Get A Job [Music Video]	1999	McG
Extensive shooting around the backlot - Colonial Street, Courthouse Square, New York Street
CSI [TV Series]	2000-2015	Ann Donahue, Anthony E. Zuiker
Based on Stage 22, Stage 23, Stage 24, Stage 25 on the Universal front lot. Many sets on the backlot have also appeared including the Chicken Ranch (2005) and New York Street sets.
Americas Sweethearts [Feature Film]	2001	Joe Roth
New York Street
U2: Elevation [Music Video]	2001	Joseph Kahn
Much of the video was shot on New York Street on the backlot.
24 [TV Series]	2001-2010	Robert Cochran, Joel Surnow
New York Street was used for a car stunt sequence for Season 7 Episode 10.
Dilemma: Nelly & Kelly Rowland [Music Video]	2002
Colonial Street is used throughout, apart from a few shots outside a movie theatre which were shot on New York Street.
Monk [TV Series]	2002-2009	Various
Various episodes shot on New York Street and Elm Street on the backlot. Season 2 Episode 2 Mr Monk Goes to Mexico was shot on the Old Mexico sets adjacent to the Flash Flood.
Bruce Almighty [Feature Film]	2003	Tom Shadyac
Brownstone Street, Courthouse Square, Falls Lake, New York Street on the backlot and Stage 01, Stage 19, Stage 29, Stage 41.
Down With Love [Feature Film]	2003	Peyton Reed
Street scenes were shot on New York Street - digital set extensions were used extensively.
Christmas with the Kranks [Feature Film]	2004	Joe Roth
New York Street
Spider-Man 2 [Feature Film]	2004	Sam Raimi
MJ performs in The Importance of Being Earnest in one of the New York Street Theaters.
House [TV Series]	2004-2012	David Shore
New York Street [coach crash episode], Old Mexico backlot.
Shaggy Dog [Feature Film]	2005	Brian Robbins
New York Street alley
Criminal Minds [TV Series]	2005-	Jeff Davis
New York Street (April 2012), Old Mexico (2016)
How I Met Your Mother [TV Series]	2005-2014	Carter Bays, Craig Thomas
New York Street
Deja Vu [Feature Film]	2006	Tony Scott
New York Street
The Prestige [Feature Film]	2006	Christopher Nolan
Brownstone Street and New York Street on the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot were extensively re-dressed to portray the London Street scenes.
The movie was in production January 16 - April 9 2006.
Doctor Who (new) [TV Series]	2006 -	Various
The Christmas special in December 2016 shot a few sequences on New York Street on the backlot, including on the rooftops.
National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets [Feature Film]	2007	Jon Turteltaub
Stage 12 (treasure room), Stage 41, New York Street (opening scenes set in 1865), Falls Lake
Transformers [Feature Film]	2007	Michael Bay
Final battle sequences shot on New York Street on the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot.
Changeling [Feature Film]	2008	Clint Eastwood
The bank featured in Dirty Harry was redressed with new steps up to it for this movie. New York Street featured heavily as LA in the 1920s and was disguised with digital set extensions. Telephone exchanges featured in the movie can be seen in the Prop Warehouse.
Ford Kuga - Blank Canvas [Commercial]	2008	Nicolai Fuglsig
New York Street and Brownstone Street
Meet Dave [Feature Film]	2008	Brian Robbins
New York Street
Superhero Movie [Feature Film]	2008	Craig Mazin
Brownstone Street, New York Street
Chris Brown: Yeah 3x [Music Video]	2010
Brownstone Street and New York Street on the backlot
Michael Buble: Hollywood [Music Video]	2010	Rich Lee
New York Street, Front Lot, Denver Street all feature in this video.
The Saturdays: Higher [Music Video]	2010
New York Street on the backlot
Parenthood [TV Series]	2010-2015
Stage 43, Stage 44 [1st floor Zeek and Camilles house], New York Street, Hollywood Terrace / Prop Plaza [Zeek house exterior]
Britney Spears: I Wanna Go [Music Video]	2011	Chris Marrs Piliero
New York Street / Metropolitan Sets
Captain America: The First Avenger [Feature Film]	2011	Joe Johnston
New York Street
Chris Brown ft. Justin Bieber: Next 2 You [Music Video]	2011	Colin Tilley
Filmed on New York Street on the Universal Studios backlot.
Lady Gaga: The Edge of Glory [Music Video]	2011	Lady Gaga and Haus of Gaga
Filmed on a Brownstone set just off New York Street on the Metropolitan Sets backlot and a tenement fire escape behind the gas station on Courthouse Square at Universal Studios Hollywood.
L.A. Noir [TV Movie]	2012	Frank Darabont
New York Street Sets (May 2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man [Feature Film]	2012	Marc Webb
A number of the buildings on Universal's New York Street area were temporarily replaced with new facades for this production, which was filming during January 2011. The sequence where Captain Stacy and Spider-Man meet was shot on New York Street.
Falls Lake - bridge was set up in front of the bluescreen backing for the Williamsburg Bridge stunt sequence.
The Mindy Project [TV Series]	2012-2017	Mindy Kaling
Stage 27, New York Street set, Brownstone Street (apartment located here), Elm Street
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D / Agents of SHIELD [TV Series]	2013	Maurissa Tancharoen, Jed Whedon, Joss Whedon
Pilot: New York Street on the backlot for the superhero rescue from the burning building.
Iron Man 3 [Feature Film]	2013	Shane Black
New York Street
The Little Rascals Save the Day [Feature Film]	2013	Alex Zamm
New York Street and Courthouse Square filming in October 2012
Colonial Street
Gone Girl [Feature Film]	2014	David Fincher
The house that Nick and Amy move out of in New York was on Brownstone Street on the backlot.
Pepsi - Mini Can [Commercial]	2014
Shot entirely on the backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood. New York Street, War of the Worlds Set, Six Points Texas
Phones 4U - Welcome to the Future [Commercial]	2014	Traktor
New York Street
Hairspray Live [TV Movie]	2016	Kenny Leon, Alex Rudzinski
Shot on the New York Street backlot (making use of the new practical sets) and Courthouse Square and on Stage New 25 and Stage New 26, which had just been built, adjacent to the backlot.
Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw [Feature Film]	2019	David Leitch
Stage 25, New York Street (motorcycle chase), Bud Westmore Building
Billie Eilish Amazon Prime Concert [TV Special]	2021
Brownstone Street area (as Paris) and New York Street sets
Jisoo - Flower [Music Video]	2023
New York Street on the backlot
Jung Kook - Seven [Music Video]	2023
New York Street
TXT - Chasing that Feeling [Music Video]	2023
New York Street on the backlot
A Classic Spy [TV Series]	2024	Mike Schur
A gazebo was built on the London Square sectin of New York Street for the show
St. Denis Medical [TV Series]	2024	Justin Spitzer
New York Street, City Park, shot on Stage New 26.

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