The West Village Prepares for Gen-Z ‘Sex and the City’ Fans

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( FRIDAY, APRIL 12 STREET FIGHTS [‘Please Don’t Hang Out Here’]( The West Village is wary but ready for Gen-Z fans of ‘Sex and the City’ to discover Magnolia Bakery and 66 Perry. Photo-Illustration: Curbed; Photos: Getty Images, Clio Chang It’s a warm Tuesday in early spring and the sidewalk outside Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment, Perry Street masquerading as West 73rd, is packed. There are some older women and a few families among the group making this particular Sex and the City pilgrimage, and most seem to be European tourists. People take selfies and post videos to TikTok. A woman who lives across the street, noticing me noticing the scene, invites me to sit on her stoop. The address of Carrie’s on-again, off-again house is blurred on Google Maps and the stoop has long been [roped off]( with a metal chain that reads “Private Property: No Trespassing,” but people come anyway. (Neighbors couldn’t help but wonder why the owner didn’t put in an actual gate.) Still, no one I talked to seemed to care that the show had just gone up on Netflix. The crowds were relentless anyway. “It’s the most popular place in New York City,” another neighbor tells me. [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now]( to save over 40% on unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [The Best Art Hangers in New York Art hangers who make mounting multi-panels look easy.]( By Beth Greenfield [Your Very Own Masonic Temple in Hillsdale And a perfectly renovated Victorian near Hudson.]( By Curbed Staff [This Week’s Worth-It New York City Apartment Listings A bunch of tudor-style homes in Forest Hill.]( By Nora DeLigter [Spiky Trinkets, Cloud Lamps, and Hundreds of Max Lamb Chairs Plus a new metallic-furniture collection at Nomia.]( By Terry Nguyen [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( [Sign up to get The Listings Edit](, a weekly digest of the most worth-it apartments in New York. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1701 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved