Kaufman Astoria Studios is one of the largest and ...

Kaufman Astoria Studios is one of the largest and most sophisticated film and television studios on the East Coast. Many televisions shows and movies have been filmed there, including Blue Bloods, Orange is the New Black and the latest Sesame Street movie.

Parking can be difficult to find in the neighborhood although there are parking lots; they are, however on the expensive side. It is a 5 minute walk from the Steinway Street subway station so that may be a better bet for you.

Tours of the studio are generally not available but once a year in the summer there is a day when they open up some of the buildings and have exhibitions about doing stunts and others aspects of the industry. The Museum of the Moving Image , a museum dealing primarily with TV and movies, is on the same block in Astoria so if you happen to have some reason to go to the Kaufman Studios, you may want to go to the museum on the same day.