New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City, is the most populous city in the United States. It is located in the northeastern seaboard. It consists of five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, and is a global mecca for commerce, politics, art, culture and entertainment. It has served as a recurring backdrop for film and media since the beginning, including those produced by Disney.

Films

 * Make Mine Music: The segment Johnny Fedora and Alice Blue Bonnet in Make Mine Music takes place in New York City. The Statue of Liberty makes a cameo.
 * Melody Time: The segment Little Toot in Melody Time takes place around Pearl Harbor. The Statue of Liberty makes a cameo at the end.
 * The Rescuers/The Rescuers Down Under: In The Rescuers (1977) and The Rescuers Down Under (1990), New York is the headquarters of the Rescue Aid Society, located within the walls of the United Nations.
 * Oliver & Company: Oliver & Company is set in the 1980s of New York City, and even features a song by Huey Lewis named "Once Upon a Time in New York City". This is one of the few Disney movies to still show the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center following their destruction in the.
 * James and the Giant Peach: In James and the Giant Peach, New York City serves as the primary destination for James' quest, having wanted to move there with his parents when they were alive. With his insect friends, they all ride the seagull-supported giant peach, which ultimately lands on top of the Empire State Building. Then with fire rescue crews, it is eventually brought down.
 * Jungle 2 Jungle: New York is one of the main settings and the home where the main protagonist Michael Cromwell lives. When he discovers he has a son named Mimi-Siku, he takes him home where they eventually develop a father-son bond.
 * Fantasia 2000: The Rhapsody in Blue segment in Fantasia 2000 is set in the late 1920s during the jazz age in New York City, and served as the main setting in the short film.
 * Around the World in 80 Days: In the 19th century in the film Around the World in 80 Days, New York City was the final destination for Phileas Fogg, Passepartout, and Monique LaRoche to visit during their journey around the world in eighty days and finally fight off General Fang and her Black Scorpions before travelling by sea back to England before the 80th day.
 * The Wild: In The Wild, New York City is the film's main setting at the Central Park Zoo, where Samson, his son Ryan, and their zoo friends Nigel, Bridget, Larry and Benny live, along with other zoo animals.
 * Enchanted: In Enchanted, Giselle ends up in the middle of Times Square. After a number of misadventures, including causing a minor car accident, accidentally being caught in a crowd and getting on the subway, and having her tiara stolen by a homeless man in the Bowery, she meets Robert, a hardened, yet friendly divorced lawyer, and his daughter Morgan.
 * Bolt: In Bolt, New York City is where Bolt is accidentally being shipped to, and it is the first real-life scenery that the titular character experiences outside the studio. New York was one of the most notable locations depicted in the film, as this is the place where Bolt meets various other characters for the first time, most importantly the abandoned street cat, Mittens. All the scenes from the movie take place in real life New York locations. Bolt escapes from a shipping box, and runs aimlessly down the streets, looking for Penny. When he is accidentally caught with his head between the bars of an iron fence, Bolt must listen to the instructions of three pigeons to break free, all of whom speaks with a heavy Brooklyn accent. When hearing about Bolt’s irrational anti-cat sentiment, the three pigeons lead the dog to Mittens, whom he immediately captures. The cat tells Bolt that he must get to a place called Hollywood. Bolt seems confused at first, but recognizes the Hollywood logo he remembers from a certain map, written on the side of a U-Haul truck. Assuming that the truck must be heading where he wants to go, Bolt sneaks into to it, taking Mittens with him. They leave, heading down the interstate of Ohio.
 * A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa: New York City is the setting for A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa. The Muppets are seen trying to mail their letters to Santa Claus at the city's post office. They are also shown living in an apartment complex there.
 * The Sorcerer's Apprentice: In The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Balthazar Blake settled in the city when figuring out that he would find the Prime Merlinian within the city, running a pawn shop called the Cabana Arcana.
 * The Avengers: In The Avengers, New York City is where Stark Tower is located, and the final battle between the Avengers and Loki takes place in front of Grand Central Station.
 * Paperman: In Paperman, New York City appears as the place where George and Meg meet in the short-animated movie.
 * Planes: In Planes, John F. Kennedy International Airport appears as the location of the Wings Around the Globe pit row that Dusty Crophopper struggles to find until being given directions by Tripp. The start of the first race then takes place at the airport, with the final leg back to New York City.
 * Marvel's Doctor Strange: One of the Sanctum Sanctorums is located in 177A Bleeker Street in Greenwich Village. Strange decides to become its protector by the end of the film.
 * Spider-Man: Homecoming: Parts of the film take place in Queens, where Peter Parker and his family and friends live.
 * Thor: Ragnarok: Thor and Loki arrive at New York to find Odin, only to find the nursing home where Loki left him demolished and Odin nowhere to be seen, and Thor later visit Strange's Sanctum Sancturom so Strange can help Thor find Odin.
 * Tower of Terror: Shiriki Utundu comes to New York City in Harrison Hightower III's hands. He takes Utundu to his suite at the 12th floor, but before the elevator doors open, the lights in the entire hotel go out because the idol has electric powers, and Shiriki assassinates Hightower III.
 * Avengers: Endgame: In Avengers: Endgame, New York City is where The Avengers travel back in to the year 2012, in order to retrieve several of the Infinity Stones.

Television

 * Schoolhouse Rock!: In Schoolhouse Rock!, New York City is shown in the song "Elbow Room". The Statue of Liberty makes a cameo in "The Great American Melting Pot".
 * Gargoyles: Manhattan is the primary setting of Gargoyles. When Xanatos moved Castle Wyvern to the top of the Xanatos Industries skyscraper, the Eyrie Building, he freed Goliath and his clan from their curse. And even after putting Xanatos in jail, they were allowed to live in the castle for a while. However, they were forced to move into a nearby clock tower above the NYPD precinct that Elisa Maza worked at when Xanatos finished his time. When the clock tower was destroyed, Xanatos allowed the clan to return to Castle Wyvern again.
 * American Dragon: Jake Long: New York City is the main setting for American Dragon: Jake Long. Here, it is portrayed as being home to a variety of magical creatures living in secret. The Unicorns live in Central Park while the mermaids dwell under the Hudson River (the list goes on).
 * Jessie: New York City, specifically Manhattan, serves as the principal setting of Jessie.
 * Phineas and Ferb: In the Phineas and Ferb 1-hour special "Summer Belongs To You!", Phineas, Ferb, Isabella, Candace, Baljeet and Buford go past the Statue of Liberty. It is also the second level on the Hoverboard World Tour online game.
 * Mickey Mouse: The Mickey Mouse episode "New York Weenie" takes place in Central Park.
 * Ultimate Spider-Man: In Ultimate Spider-Man, New York City is the home of Peter Parker and the location of many of Spider-Man's enemies and friends.
 * Marvel's Daredevil, Marvel's Jessica Jones, Marvel's Luke Cage, Marvel's Iron Fist, Marvel's The Defenders and Marvel's The Punisher: All six series take place in New York City, specifically in the Manhattan neighborhoods of Hell's Kitchen (Daredevil and Jessica Jones) and Harlem (Luke Cage). The areas are often described as filled with constant criminal activity due to the events in The Avengers.

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