New York's iconic Sex and the City landmark could be harder to see
2025-01-15
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A New York building made famous by the iconic show Sex and the City may soon be blocked off for intrusive fans if its owner gets her way. "At any hour of the day or night, there are groups of visitors in front of the house taking flash photos, engaging in loud chatter, posting on social media, making TikToc [sic] videos, or just celebrating the moment," she wrote to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.The building, 66 Perry Street in Greenwich Village, was used in the popular HBO show, as the exterior of character Carrie Bradshaw's apartment. The owner currently has a chain link barrier in place to keep fans away, she now wants a cast iron gate for further deterrence.
Because the owner, who remains unnamed in her application, lives in a historic neighbourhood she needs permission before installing the iron gate to keep crowds away from her home. The application requesting the iron fence was first reported in the Substack newsletter FeedMe.The owner said some fans respected the chain - which has a "No Trespassing-Private Property" sign attached - currently in place, but "many" did not. "They climb over the chain, pose, dance or lie down on the steps, climb to the top to stare in the Parlor windows, try to open the main entrance door, or, when drunk late at night, ring the doorbells," she wrote. There have also been instances of graffiti painted on the steps and initials carved in the main door frame, she said. "After 20 plus years of hoping the fascination with my stoop would die away and fans would find a new object for their devotion, I have acknowledged we need something more substantial," she wrote in her application. "In order to regain a reasonable quality of life for our tenants and ourselves: we need to install a proper gate."Sex and the City aired on HBO from 1998 to 2004 and won 7 Emmy's during its tenure. It follows the dating and sex lives of four New York City women and has grown a loyal following in recent years since younger women have found the show on streaming platforms such as Netflix.Since it first aired, there have been two Sex and the City movies that continue to follow the women, as well as a sequel show called And Just Like That. 