New York City

New York City, NY is the original location of the Muppet Workshop, and is the location of Sesame Workshop's headquarters. Sesame Street is filmed at the Kaufman-Astoria Studios in Queens.

Sesame Street
Sesame Street takes place in a New York City neighborhood. Sesame Street is connected to the New York Subway system, and former mayor David Dinkins visited the street once, to honor Gordon with the city's Good Citizen Award.

The characters have visited Central Park on various occasions, notably the 25th anniversary special Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration. The 35th anniversary special, What's the Name of That Song?, was also partly filmed on location in New York. New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art was featured as the backdrop for the TV special Don't Eat the Pictures.

The Muppets Take Manhattan
New York City served as a backdrop in The Muppets Take Manhattan. Locations used in the film include the Empire State Building and Sardi's. Then-mayor Ed Koch made a cameo appearance.

Appearances & Events

 * The Muppets have appeared in special New York Macy Window Displays.
 * The Muppets have been part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade held in New York City.
 * Kermit the Frog visited the Rockettes and Radio City Music Hall as part of his 50th anniversary world tour.
 * The Muppets' Wizard of Oz premiered in 2005 at the Tribeca Film Festival held in New York City.
 * Miss Piggy appeared at the Heatherette show during New York Fashion Week.
 * The Statue of Liberty has been spoofed in several productions and products.

Productions in New York
Many Henson productions have been shot in New York, including Sesame Street, Saturday Night Live,