Illinois

Illinois

STATE OF ILLINOIS

Nickname: The Prairie State
Population: 12,671,821 (2019)
Capital: Springfield

FEATURED EPISODES

Chicago, ILLINOIS (map)
The Busboy
Jerry mentions Chicago in his mid-episode monologue, joking how airlines should just use cannons to shoot commuters to their destination.

O’Hare International Airport
10000 W. O’Hare Ave., Chicago, ILLINOIS
 (map)
The Dog
Jerry’s flight makes an emergency landing in Chicago to get Mr. Polone to a hospital, prompting him to ask Jerry to watch his dog Farfel while he is hospitalized.

Chicago, ILLINOIS (map)
The Parking Garage
Jerry mentions how his mother still reminded him, as an adult, to remember his jacket on a flight to Chicago.

Chicago, ILLINOIS (map)
The Limo
Jerry comes to the airport from Chicago, where he saw that an irate O’Brien was kicked off an overbooked flight.

Chicago, ILLINOIS (map)
The Trip
A poster for Chicago is visible behind Jerry and George in the security lineup at the airport.

Chicago, ILLINOIS (map)
The Contest
Estelle mentions that Frank is in Chicago, and thus George is lucky that Frank did not see George’s “spectacle” that landed her in the hospital.

Chicago, ILLINOIS (map)
The Handicap Spot
Jerry believes Drake and Drakette are running a scam to get wedding presents:
Jerry: “Maybe they’re on their way to Chicago tomorrow, do the whole thing over again!”
Elaine: “They don’t know anybody in Chicago.”
Jerry: “Don’t worry, they’ll make friends fast with that nice TV!”

Chicago, ILLINOIS (map)
The Pie
Elaine mentions her friend wrote her to tell her she saw the same Elaine-like mannequin in Chicago, wondering out loud “what if there are more?”

O’Hare International Airport
10000 W. O’Hare Ave., Chicago, ILLINOIS
 (map)
The Invitations
In a deleted scene, Elaine, now talking like Mr. Steinbrenner, she recalls a long-winded story where she once walked through the Chicago airport without shoes after losing them on a plane, and never felt more comfortable doing so.

The Improv

The Improv

THE IMPROV (now closed)
358 W. 44th St., NEW YORK, NEW YORK (map)

The introductory site for nearly every Seinfeld episode from Seasons 1-7, where Jerry would open and close the show with stand-up material relating to the events of the focal episode. The club has since closed, but the building now hosts the Producers Club Theater, the starting point for Kenny Kramer’s famed “Kramer Reality Tour.”
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)

FEATURED EPISODES

The Improv does NOT appear in the following episodes: “The Bet,” “The Highlights Of 100,” “The Engagement,” “The Postponement” and “The Rye,” and starting with “The Foundation,” does not appear at all in Season 8, and only in “The Finale” in Season 9.

The Seinfeld Chronicles
The Improv’s first appearance of the series. Jerry does his set at not only the episode’s open and close, but peppered throughout the episode as well, a format the show moved away from following the pilot episode.

The Red Dot
The first time The Improv is integrated into an episode’s plot, as Elaine’s boyfriend Dick, now back on the wagon as an alcoholic, interrupts Jerry’s set, drunk and belligerent.

The Pitch / Ticket
Jerry and George seen at the bar following one of Jerry’s sets, when Jerry is approached by NBC about discussing a pilot.

The Virgin
Jerry and George meet Marla and Stacy at the bar, while they argue over coming up with a decent script storyline for the pilot.

The Movie
Jerry’s timeslot gets bumped, and he then misses the slot altogether at 11:00, where he is replaced again by Pat Buckles. In a deleted scene, Buckles is later shown doing his terrible set about historical figures being stuck in traffic.

The Fire
Elaine’s coworker Toby boos and hisses Jerry off the stage…and George later evacuates it when he thinks comic Ronnie Kay pulls a gun on the wait staff. George dates Robin, a waitress at the comedy club, until his reaction at her son’s birthday party to a minor grease fire quickly ends the relationship.

The Understudy
The Improv is not featured for any stand-up material, but the softball team Jerry and George play for is The Improv’s team.

The Invitations
Jerry takes Jeannie to see his set, and proposes to her at the bar following the show.

The Finale
The Improv’s final appearance of the series. Jerry opens the episode for the first time in two seasons with stand-up material.

Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Improv makes an appearance on the reunion episode, with Jerry opening the show doing stand-up.

Midtown North, New York City

Midtown North

MIDTOWN NORTH

North-South boundary: 59th St. to 34th St.
East-West boundary: Henry Hudson Pkwy. to Franklin D. Roosevelt Dr.
Neighborhoods: Clinton, Turtle Bay, Theater District, parts of Hell’s Kitchen, Garment District, Murray Hill

FEATURED EPISODES

for episodes featuring The Improv, click HERE for a full list.
for episodes featuring Pendant Publishing, click HERE for a full list.
for episodes featuring J. Peterman, click HERE for a full list.

Seasons: OneTwoThreeFourFiveSixSevenEightNineCurbCICGC

Manhattan Plaza
484 W. 43rd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The former home of Larry David, the very apartment complex where he first met “the real Kramer” Kenny Kramer, who is still a resident of the building to this day.

Westway Diner
614 Ninth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
This diner was home of the 1988 conversation between Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that sparked “The Seinfeld Chronicles” pilot project.

Columbus Cir., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (A,B,C,D)
The Stake Out
Jerry and Elaine’s cab is seen circling Columbus on the way home from the party.

48th St., New York, NEW YORK
The Stake Out
George mentions he was selling a condo on 48th before the stake out with Jerry.

The Actors Studio
432 W. 44th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Stock Tip
Elaine refers to her apartment as “The Actors Studio” because of her roommate Tina.

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Imperial Theatre
249 W. 45th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Times Square – 42nd Street (1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S)
The Jacket
George saw Les Misérables here, and gets the song “Master Of The House” stuck in his head (and later Mr. Benes’).

Pakistani restaurant
46th St., New York, NEW YORK

The Jacket
Jerry, Elaine, George and Mr. Benes go for dinner here, walking from their hotel in the snow, thus forcing Jerry to expose his new suede jacket to precipitation.

Times Square
W 42nd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Times Square – 42nd Street (1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S)
The Bet
In the first draft of the abandoned script, Mo, Chicky and Mintz try to convince Jerry and Kramer to join them in meeting women at 42nd Street, with Mo reminding Jerry that ‘Times Square’s open twenty four hours.”

Round Table Room, Algonquin Hotel
59 W. 44th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Bryant Park (B,D,F,M)
The Phone Message
Upon hearing that Donna and her coworkers all love the Cotton Dockers commercial, Jerry snarkily replies that “I bet you got a regular Algonquin Round Table there,” in reference to the famed table of literary critics who met daily for lunch here for nearly ten years.

Lasky’s (NOT REAL)
Madison Ave. and E. 40th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (4,5,6,7,S)
The Revenge
Levitan hosts the 10th anniversary party for Rick Barr Properties at this bar, where George tries slipping him a mickey. The establishing shot is actually of the Landmark Tavern, at 626 Eleventh Ave.

Sperry-Rand Building
1290 Sixth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Busboy
George’s pick for best bathroom at 54th and Sixth is the 14th floor of Sperry-Rand, Morgan Apparel: “mention my name, she’ll give you the key.”

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48th St., New York, NEW YORK
The Truth
Jerry tries tracking down a receipt from a computer store he made in 1987 on 48th St. as part of his audit.

New York Public Library Main Branch, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
476 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue (7)
The Library
The NYPL dispatches their library cop, Lt. Bookman, over to Jerry for not returning “Tropic Of Cancer” in 1971. George also spots his old gym teacher in front of the library, now homeless, and Kramer dates a librarian who works here.

Bank Of China, New York Branch
410 Madison Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Tape
Ping the delivery boy mentions to George that he needs a money order from the Bank Of China to send to Beijing for his hair cream. This location closed in 2016, moving headquarters to 1045 Sixth Ave.

Selwyn’s Drugs (NOT REAL)
1612 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 50th Street (1)
The Stranded
Jerry and George visit to buy anti-flea solution for George’s apartment, and George accuses the cashier of giving him back incorrect change. George later returns, trying to steal “back” the $10 he is owed, but is quickly caught and apprehended. Establishing shots show the Howard Johnson’s restaurant previously at Broadway and West 49th.

Times Square-42nd Street Station
W. 42nd St. and Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Times Square – 42nd Street (1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S)
The Alternate Side
Elaine questions if you could die from an overdose of odor, after emerging from the 42nd Street station, after seeing Owen. She likely crossed over onto the 1, 2, or 3, as she met the gang back at Monk’s, near Cathedral Parkway-110th Street Station. This station is accessible on the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R or S lines.

Rizzoli (NOW CLOSED)
31 W. 57th St., New York, NEW YORK 
(map)
nearest subway: 57th Street (F)
The Red Dot
This store is shown in an establishing shot of Christmas shoppers to open the episode.

Grand Central-42nd Street Station
E. 42nd St. and Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (4,5,6,7,S)
The Subway
The gang takes the 5 Lexington Avenue Express train together, until they all depart and head in opposite directions. This station is accessible on the 4, 5, 6, 7 or S lines.

Hotel Edison
228 W. 47th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 49th Street (N,Q,R)
The Subway
George is famously handcuffed to a hotel bed by a con artist he met on the subway, who robs him of his suit and the only $8 he has.

OTB Off-Track Betting (NOW CLOSED)
714 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK 
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (4,5,6,7,S)

The Subway
Kramer wins $18,000 by betting on a mudder he overheard about on the subway. This OTB is shown next to a store called Ecstasy Ladies Fashion. Thank you to Bilita Mpash for spotting the location!

Trump Tower
725 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Pez Dispenser
Kramer pays a visit to Calvin Klein’s head office, to try and persuade them to market “The Beach” cologne.

Trattoria dell’ Arte
900 Seventh Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 57th Street – 7th Avenue (N,Q,R)
The Fix-Up
Jerry and George go for dinner, where George discusses his difficulty in finding a woman.

Symphony Café (NOW CLOSED)
238 W. 56th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 57th Street – 7th Avenue (N,Q,R)
The Fix-Up
Elaine and Cynthia are out to dinner, as Cynthia discusses her difficulty in finding a man. Jerry, Elaine, George and Cynthia later all meet up for dinner, where Cynthia decides to dump George because of his disgusting eating habits.

Plaza Hotel
2 Central Park S., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Letter
Jerry dumps Nina by turning the tables on her and directly quoting Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite,” which takes place entirely in Suite 719 of the hotel.

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NBC Studios (New York)
30 Rockefeller Pl., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Pitch / Ticket
Jerry and George meet with NBC brass to pitch the pilot, where George walks out over his “artistic integrity” and first meets Susan Ross.

Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company (now Chase Bank)
355 Lexington Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (7)
The Pitch / Ticket
Newman claims Kramer had just been turned down after an interview at Manufacturers Hanover Trust at Lexington and 40th, and was going to kill himself, thus justifying Newman’s speeding home.

49th St., New York, NEW YORK
The Bubble Boy
Kramer got to play at Westchester after he gave the pro who owns a golf shop on 49th St. some of Mr. Ross’ cigars.

United Nations Permanent Mission Of Cuba In New York
315 Lexington Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (7)
The Cheever Letters
Kramer visits the Cuban Mission to get cigars, and is originally turned down due to their U.S. legal status, but gets more when he gives his father’s jacket to one of the diplomatic workers.

NBC Studios (New York)
30 Rockefeller Pl., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Opera
Crazy Joe Davola says in his voicemail message that he believes Jerry badmouthed him to the NBC executives, and effectively “kaiboshed” his deal.

The Town Hall
123 W. 43rd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Times Square – 42nd Street (1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S)
The Opera
The gang goes to see opening night of “Pagliacci,” with Jerry and Elaine trying to dodge Crazy Joe Davola, while Kramer and George try scalping off their extra tickets down the street.

Kam Wei Kitchen (NOW CLOSED)
617 Ninth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Virgin
Elaine inadvertently causes Ping the delivery boy to ride into a parked car, resulting in a future lawsuit for Elaine. According to Kenny Kramer’s site, Ping was inspired by Allen, a delivery boy from Kam Wei who used to deliver for this restaurant.

NBC Studios (New York)
30 Rockefeller Pl., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Virgin
George and Jerry meet with NBC to go over their pilot ideas, which ultimately result in the butler story being green-lit. George later tries coercing David Letterman into dating Susan, so he can keep the good job for girls without having an actual girlfriend. He instead inadvertently gets her fired for kissing her in their meeting.

Smiler’s
532 Madison Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 53rd Street (E,M)
The Virgin
In a scene from the crossover Mad About You episode “The Apartment,” which aired the same night as “The Virgin,” Paul visits Kramer to discuss his subletting of his apartment to Kramer, but Kramer tries to rush out, saying he needs to get to Smiler’s before they close. When told by Paul they are open 24 hours a day, Kramer rebuts with “No, I heard a rumor.”

Manhattan Plaza Racquet Club
450 W. 43rd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Contest
Elaine takes a class where she meets John F. Kennedy Jr., thus “eliminating” her from the contest that evening. A deleted scene shows the instructor, Joyce, telling Elaine that she is now leading a class at Manhattan Plaza, even though the establishing shot clearly shows the New York Health & Racquet Club (24 E. 13th St.).

Trump Tower
725 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Pick
Kramer confronts Calvin Klein here over his “Ocean” fragrance, yet ends up being cast in a photo shoot. Jerry goes to confront Tia about the supposed pick, eventually quoting the Elephant Man when Tia unceremoniously dumps him.

W. 55th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
The Movie
Jerry pleads with the taxi driver to take the Park, but Buckles insists on the driver sticking to W. 55th St. to get to the theatre, which is packed with traffic.

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 W. 34th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 34th Street – Penn Station (A,C,E)
The Visa
Jerry and Elaine attend the New York International Auto Show, before meeting up with George and Cheryl for dinner afterwards.

Mickey Mantle’s Restaurant (NOW CLOSED)
42 Central Park S., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Visa
Kramer goes to the restaurant to apologize to Mickey after accidentally punching him, and let him get retribution…but he instead has his security throw Kramer out of the restaurant (and into a horse).

Botticelli
620 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 53rd Street (E,M)
The Shoes
Where Elaine buys the infamous shoes she needs to give to Gail Cunningham; this is the closest location to TV Jerry.

Bouchard’s (NOT REAL)
53rd St., New York, NEW YORK

The Shoes
This is where Russell and Elaine go on their first date, and where George reveals that his cousin who used to work there used the bouillabaisse for a toilet: “if you go in there, stick with the consomme.”

Martin Beck Theatre (now Al Hirschfield Theatre)
302 W. 45th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 49th Street (N,Q,R)
The Outing
George gets tickets to Guys & Dolls, “a lavish Broadway musical…but its Guys & Dolls, not Guys & Guys.” The 1992 US Revival featured Nathan Lane, Peter Gallagher and Ernie Sabella, who starred as the naked rider from “The Subway.”

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (now Mount Sinai West)
1000 Tenth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (A,B,C,D,1)
The Outing
George goes to visit his mother after her fall from reading about George’s “outing,” claiming she truly knows nothing about him: “maybe you’re making porno films!”

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (now Mount Sinai West)
1000 Tenth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (A,B,C,D,1)
The Junior Mint
Elaine’s ex-boyfriend Roy goes for surgery, and Jerry and Kramer accidentally let a Junior Mint drop into his open chest cavity when watching from the viewing gallery.

NBC Studios (New York)
30 Rockefeller Pl., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Pilot
Jerry and George partake in casting sessions for “Jerry” (including Kramer’s unsuccessful audition for himself), and later shoot the pilot episode here.

La Reserve (NOW CLOSED)
4 W. 49th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Pilot
Kramer tries to use the bathroom here, but is unsuccessful.

Guild 50th Street Theatre (NOW CLOSED)
33 W. 50th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 53rd Street (E,M)
The Pilot
Kramer tries to use the bathroom here, but is unsuccessful. The marquee features the Disney film “A Far Off Place.”

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NBC Studios (New York)
30 Rockefeller Pl., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Puffy Shirt
Jerry appears on The Today Show in the Puffy Shirt in Studio 3B of 30 Rock. This was the only scene that “Seinfeld” actually filmed at NBC in New York.

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (now Mount Sinai West)
1000 Tenth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (A,B,C,D,1)
The Glasses
Elaine gets treated for her dog bite, but gets no rabies shot (“no shot…dog bite. Woof woof, not bang bang!”).

E.D. Granmont (NOT REAL)
Seventh Ave. between W. 34th and W. 39th Sts., New York, NEW YORK

The Sniffing Accountant
Where George has his interview with E.D. Granmont, and initially gets the job, but then loses it for feeling Ms. De Granmont’s shirt material while waiting for an elevator. The same company is featured in “The Doorman,” but shown to be in the Commerce Building at 708 Third Ave.

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (now Mount Sinai West)
1000 Tenth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (A,B,C,D,1)
The Bris
Jerry and Elaine are initially named godparents to their friend’s son Steven in room 1397. Kramer, trying to find the room stumbles upon room 1937, where he discovers a “pig-man,” and hears where “the anguished oink of pig-man cries out for help!” He later frees pig-man, who turns out to be a “fat little mental patient” that steals George’s 1976 Chevy Impala. A suicidal man jumps off the roof of the hospital, destroying George’s car (in the “great spot”), and George tries to get the hospital to reimburse the “living victim” of the tragedy.

Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
245 E. 47th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (4,5,6,7)
The Lip Reader
Elaine takes the car service from her work to an important meeting (since the Lexington subway line is out), pretending she is deaf to avoid small-talk with the driver.

SanaLac (NOT REAL)
Commerce Building, 708 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (4,5,6,7)
The Barber
George has an interview with a rest-stop supply company, but when it comes to getting the job, of course…

Gus’ Smoke Shop (NOT REAL)
600 Madison Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Cigar Store Indian
Kramer tries to sell his cigar store indian to this store, before meeting Mr. Lippman. Lippman claims the cigar store is “right next door” to Pendant Publishing.

630 Lexington Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
The Marine Biologist
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 53rd Street (E,M)
After Elaine cannot stop her organizer from beeping in the limousine, Testikov angrily throws it out the window, where it hits Corinne on the street. The organizer is thrown on to the west side of Lexington, with Citigroup Center (601 Lexington Ave.) visible behind the limousine on the east side of the street. Thank you to Jacob Cleary for identifying the location!

Zohra Fabrics (now Bazar Fabrics)
256 W. 39th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Pie
It is discovered that Ricky (from “The Cigar Store Indian“) is making the TR-6 mannequin model (or, “Elaine”) here.

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (now Mount Sinai West)
1000 Tenth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (A,B,C,D,1)
The Stand-In
Jerry goes to visit Fulton in the hospital to give him “a good laugh”…and ends up laughing him to death.

Saks Fifth Avenue
611 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 53rd Street (E,M)
The Raincoats
Kramer compliments Helen’s hand cream that she brings him from Miami, claiming he’ll have to go there next time he’s there. Or, as Jerry reminds him: “or if your ever on Fifth Avenue here in New York City…you can get it there.”

Virginia Theatre (now August Wilson Theatre)
245 W. 52nd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 50th Street (C,E)
The Raincoats
Elaine, Aaron, Helen and Morty go to see 1993 revival of “My Fair Lady.” Caroline’s Comedy Club (1626 Broadway), Novotel Hotel (226 W. 52nd St.) and Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway) are all seen in the establishing shot.

Café Un Deux Trois
123 W. 44th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Times Square – 42nd Street (1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S)
The Raincoats
Elaine, Aaron, Helen and Morty go here for dinner after seeing “My Fair Lady.”

Knopf Publishing (now Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
1745 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (1)
The Fire
Toby mentions Bob Rosen is going to Knopf to be a vice president, leaving an opening for senior editor.

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Doubleday Publishing (now Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
1745 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (1)
The Chaperone
Elaine interviews to replace Jackie Onassis as an editor at Doubleday…but loses out, and ends up working for Mr. Pitt as his personal assistant. Elaine remarks in her last interview that “I don’t have grace, I don’t want grace, I don’t even say grace!”

Marriott New York Marquis
1535 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Chaperone
Karen, Miss Rhode Island, is staying here (in Room 417) before the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City. Karen hires Kramer as her personal pageant consultant in her limo outside the hotel.

WPIX Channel 11
220 E. 42nd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (4,5,6,7)
The Pledge Drive
Mr. Morgan claims he doesn’t want the Yankees to participate in the PBS drive, since the Yankees already do so much promotion for Channel 11. George’s response: “Forgive me for trying to class up this place – trying to have the Yankees reach another strata of society that might not watch ‘Channel 11.'”

Chemical Bank (now Chase Bank)
1251 Sixth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Pledge Drive
Nana gets lost trying to find an old branch of her bank, which burned down (“It burned! It’s gone!”), but gets directed to the Main Customer Service Branch on 49th St. by a friendly thug (“ask for Mr. Fleming…he’ll help you”) – this is the closest location to 49th St.

WNET Channel 13 (NOW CLOSED)
237 W. 58th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (A,B,C,D,1)
The Pledge Drive
Jerry co-hosts a PBS pledge drive, while Kramer takes phone calls (in exchange for a free tote bag), and Nana makes a pledge, forcing Leo to interrupt the broadcast screaming “STOP THE SHOW!” “Notes About Nothing” on the Season 6 DVD lists WNET Public TV’s offices at 450 W. 33rd St, which was their address from 1998-2011, and they are now located at 825 Eighth Ave.

Tiffany & Co.
727 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Couch
George mentions that he’s reading Truman Capote’s “Breakfast At Tiffany’s” for his book club…”easy, 90 pages.” The focal jeweler featured in the novella’s title is located here.

Poland Creek offices (NOT REAL)
600 Madison Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Gymnast
The head office of Poland Creek on the show, a water-bottling company (a play on the company “Poland Springs”). Mr. Pitt sits on the board of Morgan Springs, a rival company merging with Poland Creek to become “Moland Springs,” the name recommended by Mr. Pitt. The esablishing shot is of the Pendant Publishing building, Elaine’s former employer.

Mendy’s
61 E. 34th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 33rd Street (6)
The Soup
Jerry takes Bania for his free meal in exchange for a suit…however, Bania orders soup, thus in his mind saving his meal for another time. According to Bania, Mendy’s has “the best swordfish in the city Jerry…the best!” They go to the original 208 W. 70th St. location, which has since closed.

Mendy’s
61 E. 34th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 33rd Street (6)
The Secretary
Jerry offers Bania dinner in exchange for Kramer’s suit (and his ticket with Uma Thurman’s phone number), and agrees to take Bania to Mendy’s twice. According to Bania, Mendy’s also has “the best pea soup…the best Jerry, the best!”

Coleman’s (NOT REAL)
151 W. 34th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 34th Street – Penn Station (1,2,3)
The Race
Kramer works as a department store Santa, and Mickey works as his elf…but Kramer later gets fired for spreading communist rhetoric. Ned also mentions Bloomfield’s as an different store where Santas there make double the pay, since no actual department store wanted to be affiliated with this episode. The exterior shown is actually Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square.

United Nations Permanent Mission Of Cuba In New York
315 Lexington Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (7)
The Race
In a deleted scene, Kramer returns to the Mission with George, to use his contacts to get George a visa to visit Cuba and recruit Yankee players. However, with the Mission closed, Kramer is forced to use the “secret” after-hours entrance…coming through the chimney, still in his Coleman’s Santa suit.

Manhattan Plaza Racquet Club
450 W. 43rd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Switch
Where Elaine loans Mr. Pitt’s tennis racquet to Mrs. Landis from Doubleday, after playing with Jerry and Sandi the non-laugher.

Doubleday Publishing (now Knopf Doubleday Publishing)
1745 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (1)
The Switch
Elaine goes to pick up Pitt’s tennis racquet from Mrs. Landis, but due to Landis’ tennis elbow, she is unable to get past her. She is later accused of “stealing” it by Landis’ assistant Keith, and must instead borrow a racquet from Newman.

Mendy’s
61 E. 34th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 33rd Street (6)
The Label Maker
Tim Whatley offers to take Jerry to Mendy’s as a thank you for the Super Bowl tickets…to Jerry’s horror.

Waldenbooks (NOW CLOSED)
461 Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street (4,5,6)
The Scofflaw
Jake Jarmel has a book signing here, where Kramer and Elaine confront him about where he got his glasses. Kramer accidentally tells Jake that Elaine said hi…and then Elaine goes later to “rectify” the situation. The establishing shot shows a Waldenbooks on street level, of which the closest to Elaine’s Apartment is this location.

Marriott New York Marquis
1535 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Scofflaw
Mr. Lippman holds a press conference for Jake Jarmel, who verbally attacks him during the conference for “taking” his glasses.

E.D. Granmont (NOT REAL)
Commerce Building, 708 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (4,5,6,7)
The Doorman
Kramer and Frank go to pitch the Bro / Mansiere…but turn them down because Sid Farkus wants to ask Estelle out on a date. The same exterior is shown as SanaLac from “The Barber,” but the company is implied in “The Sniffing Accountant” to be along Seventh Ave.

Marriott New York Marquis
1535 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Jimmy
Mel Torme sings at an Able Mentally Challenged Adults (AMCA) benefit…singing “When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)” for Kramer, his guest of honor. Elaine gets tickets from Mr. Pitt for the show, and invites Jimmy…who gets kicked out for punching Kramer in the mouth.

Viking Press
The Hippodrome, 1120 Sixth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Bryant Park (B,D,F,M)
The Doodle
Elaine is recommended for a job here, and pretends she’s from out of town to use their room at the Plaza Hotel. The offices share the same building as Jackie Chiles’ office during Seasons 7-9, yet Viking Press is actually owned by Penguin Group, headquartered at 375 Hudson St.

Plaza Hotel
2 Central Park S., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Doodle
Elaine gets a free room here after lying that she is in from out of town for a job interview, but she ends up letting Helen and Morty stay there when Jerry’s apartment gets infested with fleas. Helen, Morty, Uncle Leo and Nana end up trashing the room and spending hundreds of dollars on amenities…and Uncle Leo apparently springs for an Asian hooker.

The Town Hall
123 W. 43rd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Times Square – 42nd Street (1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S)
The Understudy
Jerry’s girlfriend Gennice gets her chance to star ahead of Bette Midler, but wrecks it when she starts sobbing uncontrollably over an untied shoelace. Elaine gets her Korean aestheticians tickets to apologize for the Frank translation incident, but angers them more when Bette Midler doesn’t appear.

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Symphony Café (NOW CLOSED)
238 W. 56th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 57th Street – 7th Avenue (N,Q,R)
The Engagement
Jerry breaks his “pact” with George and dumps Melaine, due to his issues with her eating peas one at a time.

Jackie Chiles’ office
The Hippodrome, 1120 Sixth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Bryant Park (B,D,F,M)
The Maestro
Kramer visits superlawyer Jackie Chiles, to have him take on his case against Java World for their too-hot coffee burning his thighs.

Trattoria dell’ Arte
900 Seventh Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 57th Street – 7th Avenue (N,Q,R)
The Maestro
Elaine and Maestro dine here, where Elaine accidentally calls the Maestro “Bob.” Maestro is angry he cannot be called Maestro: “I suppose it’s okay for Leonard Bernstein to be called maestro because he conducted the New York Philharmonic!”

Collectors Universe (NOW CLOSED)
124 E. 40th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (4,5,6,7)
The Wink
Kramer sells a birthday card signed by the entire New York Yankees organization for Mr. Steinbrenner to his friend Stubbs for $200, after getting “permission” from George to do so.

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (now Mount Sinai West)
1000 Tenth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (A,B,C,D,1)
The Wink
Kramer tries to coerce a kid into giving him back the Yankees birthday card, first by telling him Paul O’Neill will hit two home runs for him, and later catching a fly ball with his hat.

Bedford Hotel (NOW CLOSED)
118 E. 40th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (4,5,6,7)
The Hot Tub
Jerry checks Jean-Paul in here to get a good night’s sleep (and a guaranteed alarm clock), but takes him back to his apartment when he supposedly upsets the wake-up call guy and fears the wake-up will never come.

The Original Soup Man International
259-A W. 55th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 57th Street – 7th Avenue (N,Q,R)
The Soup Nazi
Is there really any explanation needed? Jerry, George and Elaine all try their hand at ordering soup from the “Nazi regime,” with George getting his food revoked and Elaine getting banished for one year. Hoo-ah!

Embassy 1 Theatre (NOW CLOSED)
1560 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 49th Street (N,Q,R)
The Pool Guy
An establishing shot of Jerry and Kramer at the theatre shows Times Square, focused on the Embassy 1 Theatre…even though it was shown earlier that Jerry and Kramer are at the Loews Paragon Theater, almost forty blocks north.

Criterion Center Stage Right (NOW CLOSED)
1530 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Times Square – 42nd Street (1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S)
The Pool Guy
An establishing shot of George headed to the theater shows Times Square, focused on the Criterion Center…even though it was said earlier that the gang is at the Loews Paragon Theater, almost forty blocks north.

Seventh Ave., New York, NEW YORK
The Rye
Estelle criticizes Frank’s thin tie, barking for him to “go to any office building on Seventh Avenue and tell me if there’s anyone there wearing a thin tie like that!”

Jackie Chiles’ office
The Hippodrome, 1120 Sixth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Bryant Park (B,D,F,M)
The Caddy
Kramer seeks Jackie’s counsel, this time in suing Oh Henry! (“it’s delicious, scrumptious, outstanding!”) heiress Sue Ellen Mischke for causing a major car accident for wearing only a bra in public. “It’s lewd, lascivious, salacious, outrageous!”

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (now Mount Sinai West)
1000 Tenth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (A,B,C,D,1)
The Seven
Where Susan’s cousin Carrie gives birth to baby Seven, after stealing the idea for the name from a defeated George: “I’m family, I’m having sex with the cousin! Seven! SEVEN!”

Criterion Center Stage Right (NOW CLOSED)
1530 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Times Square – 42nd Street (1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S)
The Cadillac
The chase between Kramer and the cable guy runs through Times Square, running past this theater.

NBC Studios (New York)
30 Rockefeller Pl., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Shower Head
Jerry appears on “The Tonight Show” when it visits New York for a week of shows.

Market Diner (NOW CLOSED)
572 Eleventh Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Shower Head
Kramer and Newman buy their new black-market shower heads from an unmarked van waiting in the parking lot behind the diner.

New York Friars Club
57 E. 55th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 53rd Street (E,M)
The Friars Club
Pat Cooper offers to put Jerry up for membership, but he is not allowed in when he loses one of their jackets. Jerry takes George, Susan and Hallie out for dinner…but the conversation is stuck between the sexes only. If you go, be sure to remember to wear a jacket in the dining room!

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
205 W. 46th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 49th Street (N,Q,R)
The Friars Club
This theatre is shown in an establishing shot as the home of the Flying Sandos Brothers production, where Jerry, George, Susan and Hallie see a performance.

Jackie Chiles’ office
The Hippodrome, 1120 Sixth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Bryant Park (B,D,F,M)
The Friars Club
Connie calls her lawyer to represent her against Kramer, but Jackie quickly refuses as soon as the words “Cosmo Kramer” are spoken.

The Andover Shop (NOT REAL)
689 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 53rd Street Station (E,M)

The Wig Master
Jerry looks for a crested blazer here, and Elaine picks up the salesman, Craig, who quickly assumes he and Elaine are not dating. Craig continually promises Elaine a discount on a Nicole Miller dress, just to keep her in the loop. Jerry later tries returning his jacket, but is not allowed to when told spite is not a reason to return a garment. Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Jiffy Park (NOT REAL)
Twelfth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
The Wig Master
George and Kramer to go get Kramer’s car from here, where they find a used condom on the floor of George’s car. George later has a run-in with Susan and a hooker in the parking lot…and Kramer has a run-in with the police, accusing him of pimping. Kramer mentions the lot is on Twelfth Ave., and the establishing shot shows a sign pointing to “Convention Center,” implying the lot is near the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center at 655 W. 34th St.

Majestic Theatre
245 W. 44th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Wig Master
Kramer gets a behind the scenes tour of “Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” from the wig master. The only U.S. revival of the show was in 1993, which ran at the Minskoff Theatre (1515 Broadway), while “The Phantom Of The Opera” has been running at the Majestic continuously since 1988.

Joe Allen
326 W. 46th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Wig Master
Kramer, Jerry and the wig master sit down for Champagne Coolies. The episode script reveals this scene takes place at Joe Allen.

Club USA (NOW CLOSED)
218 W. 47th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 49th Street (N,Q,R)
The Wig Master
Jesse asks out the wig master Ethan, suggesting the slide at Club USA (“it’s intense”), which upsets Jerry, as Jesse assumed that he and Ethan were not already a couple.

Criterion Center Stage Right (NOW CLOSED)
1530 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Times Square – 42nd Street (1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S)
The Calzone
An establishing shot of Jerry and Elaine at the theatre shows this theatre in Times Square…even though it is almost forty blocks north of the Loews Paragon Theater, where the group is seeing their movies.

Tony’s auto shop
56th St., New York, NEW YORK

The Bottle Deposit
Tony pulls a “Mary Beth Whitehead” on Jerry’s car, stealing it and the golf clubs inside, since he is the only one who wants to take care of it. Jerry mentions to Elaine that Tony’s is located on 56th St.

The Actors Studio
432 W. 44th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Wait Out
Mickey auditions here for a role, and thanks to his rage over Kramer’s inability to sit down in his skin-tight jeans, gets into the studio, as they believe that was the scene. “Notes About Nothing” from the Season 7 DVD state Mickey was likely enrolled in the Drama School, which was open at The New School (151 Bank St.) from 1994-2005.

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Brentano’s (NOW CLOSED)
597 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Soul Mate
Jerry dates Pam, an employee at the bookstore…who Kramer works to court, with Newman’s help, as he believes they are soulmates.

Guild 50th Street Theatre (NOW CLOSED)
33 W. 50th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 53rd Street (E,M)
The Little Kicks
Jerry, Kramer and his friend Brody go to see a sneak preview of “Death Blow,” and Jerry is threatened with a gun and catapulted into the world of illegal movie bootlegging. Jerry later demands too much from Brody, taking him “off the project!” in filming “Cry, Cry Again.” The theatre is now a Nautica store, but the marquee still exists outside the store.

Madame Tussauds
234 W. 42nd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Package
George mentions he took a picture next to Burt Reynolds’ wax figure for the benefit of “Photo Store Sheila.” Madame Tussauds is the main and most popular wax museum in New York City.

Symphony Café (NOW CLOSED)
238 W. 56th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 57th Street – 7th Avenue (N,Q,R)
The Fatigues
Jerry and Abby go for dinner, where they meet Abby’s mentor, and her boyfriend…Kenny Bania.

W. 48th St. and Sixth Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 49th Street (N,Q,R)
The Checks
Jerry mentions he used to work with Teddy Padillack selling umbrellas on this corner, and that he invented “the twirl” to attract customers.

Saks Fifth Avenue
611 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 53rd Street (E,M)
The Checks
Kramer takes his new Japanese friends to Saks, where they all buy cowboy hats for $500 USD (50,000 yen) each, which according to Kramer is “practically free.”

Rainbow Room (NOW CLOSED)
30 Rockefeller Pl., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Checks
Kramer mentions he will take his Japanese friends to the Rainbow Room on their yen, “that pays for that TV you watch, even that kimono you wear.” The group ends up having to leave early due to a “slight monetary discrepancy” (i.e. running out of money).

Plaza Hotel
2 Central Park S., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Checks
Jerry mentions that Kramer’s Japanese friends originally all had suites at the Plaza, but ran out of money thanks to Kramer’s irresponsible spending.

Jackie Chiles’ office
The Hippodrome, 1120 Sixth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Bryant Park (B,D,F,M)
The Abstinence
Kramer is nearly turned down once again by Jackie for requesting counsel, but Jackie agrees to partake when learning it is a case against big tobacco.

Caroline’s Comedy Club
1626 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 50th Street (1)
The Abstinence
Kramer and Jackie Chiles drive by here in their taxi.

One Times Square
1 Times Sq., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Times Square – 42nd Street (1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S)
The Abstinence
Kramer reveals to Jackie Chiles his settlement: him appearing as the Marlboro Man in a giant billboard in the center of Times Square…the most public yet of Jackie’s many humiliations.

Ed Sullivan Theater
1697-1699 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 7th Avenue (B,D,E)
The Abstinence
Jerry is supposed to appear on “The Late Show With David Letterman,” but is bumped by the man himself for being booed and bumped from his junior high school by a “lizard guy.”

Manhattan Mini Storage
543 W. 43rd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Andrea Doria
Jerry and Kramer visit Jerry’s storage facility, which they discover that Newman has used to illegally stuff undelivered mail in.

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
655 W. 34th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 34th Street – Penn Station (A,C,E)
The Little Jerry
Jerry chides Elaine for being late to visit the New York International Auto Show, but Jerry is the one chided after for saying he only waited a mere five minutes extra.

43rd St., New York, NEW YORK
The Money
Morty mentions to the J. Peterman team that he knows “a couple of Chinamen” on 43rd who can get them silk for $500 a bolt.

Jackie Chiles’ office
The Hippodrome, 1120 Sixth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Bryant Park (B,D,F,M)
The Comeback
Kramer mentions he had a restraining order put out, telling him he can’t be within 200 feet of his office; “I couldn’t even give him his Christmas present!”

Shelbach’s office
1325 Sixth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 7th Avenue (B,D,E)
The Comeback
Kramer and Elaine visit an estate lawyer to determine his living will. The same exterior as J. Peterman is shown in the establishing shot.

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center (now Mount Sinai West)
1000 Tenth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street – Columbus Circle (A,B,C,D,1)
The Comeback
Elaine unplugs a cord in Kramer’s hospital room for the VCR, making Kramer believe that she has pulled the plug on his life support once and for all.

Crazy Shirts (NOW CLOSED)
699 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 53rd Street (E,M)
The English Patient
Kramer reveals he bought a dozen “#1 DAD” t-shirts for Jerry here during a closeout for $1.

Port Authority Bus Terminal
625 Eighth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The English Patient
Kramer picks up his “Cubans” from the bus station (after coming up from Del Boca Vista), and discovers they’re really Dominicans.

Guild 50th Street Theatre (NOW CLOSED)
33 W. 50th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 53rd Street (E,M)
The English Patient
Mr. Peterman drags Elaine to see “The English Patient” for a second time, and fires her when she starts screaming in the theatre about how much she hates the film.

Bruno (now Club A Steakhouse)
240 E. 58th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street (4,5,6)
The Yada Yada
Kramer and Mickey take out Karen and Julie on a double-date, and struggle to break off with an individual girl. Kramer and Mickey return for a second date, fighting their way to the table who sits with which woman.

Saint Luke’s Lutheran Church
308 W. 46th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 49th Street (N,Q,R)
The Yada Yada
Jerry visits with Father Curtis in regards to Tim Whatley’s Jewish jokes, and later goes to Mickey and Karen’s wedding with Beth Lookner…while Elaine is stuck with Brian, the adoption guy.

The View @ Marriott New York Marquis
1535 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Millennium
Newman tells Kramer that he booked “that revolving restaurant that overlooks Times Square” for his millennium party in 1978, featuring Christopher Cross headlining.

Port Authority Bus Terminal
625 Eighth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Muffin Tops
George questions Jerry how he met Alex, asking “where are you meeting these women? When they get off the bus at the Port Authority?”

Waldenbooks (NOW CLOSED)
461 Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street (4,5,6)
The Muffin Tops
Kramer tracks down Mr. Peterman at a signing here, to “do his part” as the “real Peterman” and sign books by his side.

New York Visitor Information Center
1501 Broadway, New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Times Square – 42nd Street (1,2,3)
The Muffin Tops
George meets Mary Anne, who works here, and is convinced George is a tourist from Arkansas, who eventually convinces him to “move” to Manhattan.

Producers Club Theater
358 W. 44th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Muffin Tops
The former home of The Improv, this is where the “Kramer Reality Tour” begins – it originally started at the John Houseman Theater (450 W. 43rd St.), and provided the inspiration for the “Peterman Reality Tour” featured in this episode.

Radio City Music Hall
1260 Sixth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Summer Of George
The home of the 51st annual Tony Awards, where Jerry takes Lanette as is date, and Kramer inadvertently wins a Tony while working as a seat-filler, even partaking in the acceptance speech for “Scarsdale Surprise.”

Sardi’s
234 W. 44th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Times Square – 42nd Street (1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S)
The Summer Of George
Kramer goes for dinner here with the producers of “Scarsdale Surprise,” but ends up with an ultimatum: give up his Tony, or fire Raquel Welch from the show.

Majestic Theatre
245 W. 44th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Summer Of George
The fictional home of the Broadway run for “Scarsdale Surprise,” where Kramer is forced to fire Raquel Welch before being beaten up and having his Tony destroyed by her.

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Cloud Club (NOW CLOSED)
405 Lexington Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (4,5,6,7)
The Voice
Kramer is upset that his idea to renovate the Cloud Club was “stolen,” although he has no ownership or money to realistically do so. Formerly on floors 66-68 of the Chrysler Building.

Crabtree & Evelyn
30 Rockefeller Pl., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Blood
In a deleted scene, Newman follows Jerry to the blood bank (where he is inquiring about changing all of his now-tainted blood), where he taunts him by saying he thought he lost his “blood brother” at Crabtree & Evelyn. The closest location to both Brooklyn and Jerry’s Apartment in 1997 would have been this location, on the concourse level of 30 Rock.

Fortunoff’s (NOW CLOSED)
3 W. 57th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Junk Mail
George tries using a “you were right about” with Frank in regards to Fortunoff’s, but gets abruptly cut off and hung up on.

The Wiz (NOW CLOSED)
49 W. 45th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Junk Mail
Elaine dates Jack, who has a “magical” face…but only because he’s The Wiz’s TV spokesperson. The other locations shown on commercial include 40 Carmens Rd. (Massapequa), 39-11 Main St. (Flushing), 89-22 Queens Blvd. (Rego Park) and 49 W. 45th St., which is closest to the gang in Manhattan.

Cort Theatre
138 W. 48th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Merv Griffin Show
The original studio of “The Merv Griffin Show” from 1969-72. Deleted dialogue from the original script says this is where Kramer finds the dumpster with the discarded set that he rebuilds at his apartment.

Kruger Industrial Smoothing (NOT REAL)
101 Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (4,5,6,7)
The Slicer
George gets a job at Kruger, when he discovers he had an altercation with Mr. Kruger years before, and tries erasing it from memory. George later hires Dr. Sitarides to do a skin cancer screening, but she storms out, leaving “Dr. Van Nostrand” to take a picture of Kruger without a shirt.

Studio 54 (NOW CLOSED)
254 W. 54th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 57th Street – 7th Avenue (N,Q,R)
The Strike
Elaine claims that Tim Whatley’s apartment “looks like Studio 54 with a menorah” for his Hanukkah party.

Kruger Industrial Smoothing (NOT REAL)
101 Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (4,5,6,7)
The Strike
George, after getting a number of charitable gifts, hands out fake donations to “The Human Fund” as Christmas gifts to his coworkers, but the scam is exposed when he is given a $20,000 donation from the company to the fund. George claims that Kruger’s motto is “we don’t care, and it shows.”

The New Yorker (NOW CLOSED)
4 Times Sq., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Times Square – 42nd Street (1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S)
The Cartoon
Elaine visits the office (pretending to be representing J. Peterman), to discover the true meaning behind a cartoon bothering her. Elaine ends up creating a cartoon for them, claiming to draw better cartoons than the current artists. The New Yorker’s offices moved to 285 Fulton St. in 2015.

Samuel Beckett Theatre
410 W. 42nd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Cartoon
Jerry goes to see Sally Weaver’s one-woman show, and is berated by her throughout. “Jerry Seinfeld Is The Devil” goes on to become a smash hit across New York.

New York Friars Club
57 E. 55th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 53rd Street (E,M)
The Strongbox
Jerry mentions he is going to a roast here, and buys Jerry Lewis’ cufflinks in the hopes of striking up a conversation with him.

Kruger Industrial Smoothing (NOT REAL)
101 Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (4,5,6,7)
The Burning
George uses his showmanship skills to impress his coworkers, but ends up getting them fired, leaving him the sole employee left with Mr. Kruger. By the episode’s end, the “R” on the building’s sign falls off, leaving the company named “K UGER” in the eyes of Mr. Kruger.

Saint Luke’s Lutheran Church
308 W. 46th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 49th Street (N,Q,R)
The Burning
Elaine and Puddy go visit Father Curtis to discuss their religious differences, and realize they’re both going to hell.

Brentano’s (NOW CLOSED)
597 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Bookstore
Jerry catches Uncle Leo shoplifting books, and George is forced to buy a book he does not want after taking it into the bathroom.

Kruger Industrial Smoothing (NOT REAL)
101 Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Grand Central – 42nd Street (4,5,6,7)
The Maid
In trying to give himself a cool nickname, George starts to refer to himself as “T-Bone”…but ends up being stuck with the nickname “Koko” instead.

W.R. Grace Building
41 W. 42nd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue (7)
The Maid
Mr. Kruger begins discussing a stain on the building, when Coco puts forth a suggestion for cleaning that she learned from her Gammy.

Grand Army Plaza
W. 59th St. and Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Puerto Rican Day
The plaza is shown in an establishing shot of Elaine stuck in the cab, looking at a dog’s inside-out ears from the window.

NBC Studios (New York)
30 Rockefeller Pl., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 47-50th Streets – Rockefeller Center (B,D,F,M)
The Finale
Jerry and George meet with new NBC President James Kimbrough here, where the “Jerry” pilot is finally picked up.

Jackie Chiles’ office
The Hippodrome, 1120 Sixth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Bryant Park (B,D,F,M)
The Finale
The gang hires Jackie to defend them in their Good Samaritan trial: “You don’t have to help anybody, that’s what this country’s all about! That’s deplorable, unfathomable, improbable!”

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Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (NOW CLOSED)
885 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 53rd Street (E,M)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Kramer shows George a newspaper with Madoff’s office layout, showing that his office was highly inaccessible, essentially a physical Ponzi scheme.

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Lucky Strike Lanes
660 W. 42nd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 42nd Street – Port Authority Bus Terminal (A,C,E)
The Over-Cheer
Jerry and George pass by here on their way to the coffee shop, arguing over the Super Bowl.

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The Pony Remark

202 - Pony Remark

The Pony Remark (season 2, episode 2)

written by Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld, directed by Tom Cherones
original airdate: January 30, 1991

Jerry inadvertently offends his elderly relative by saying he hates people who had ponies growing up. The woman dies before Jerry can clear the air. Jerry is torn between attending her funeral and playing in a championship softball game.

FEATURED LOCATIONS

The Improv

Jerry’s Apartment
Jerry’s parents stay with him for dinner with Manya…and later her funeral. Kramer reveals his plan to add levels to his apartment.

Monk’s Café
Jerry contemplates with George and Elaine whether to play in his softball championship (George: “We need you! You’re hitting everything!”) or attend Manya’s funeral (Elaine: “He has to go! He may have killed her!”).

Pines Of Mar Gables, FLORIDA
Jerry mentions in his opening monologue that his parents live in Florida, not because they want to, but because “they’re in their sixties, and that’s the law.” Morty and Helen fly in from Pines Of Mar Gables to visit Manya. Morty: “she made me fly all the way from Florida for this, then she criticizes my jacket.”

Friends O’Clyde (NOT REAL)
New York, NEW YORK

This is the sponsor of Jerry and George’s softball team.

Kramer’s Apartment
Kramer claims that he is going to install “levels” in his apartment, so confident to the point that he bets Jerry that he will be able to install everything within a year.

EGYPT (map)
Kramer decides he wants his leveled apartment to have “a lot of pillows…like ancient Egypt.”

Central Park
New York, NEW YORK
(map)
Uncle Leo mentions to Jerry that cousin Jeffrey is getting a citation from the New York Parks Department for his Central Park walking tours.

Yonkers Raceway
810 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers, NEW YORK
(map)
Helen mentions she heard the son of a relative owns a few horses, trotters “like at Yonkers.”

Krakow, POLAND (map)
Manya mentions she had a pony in Poland following Jerry’s infamous remark. Later, at her funeral, the funeral director describes her pony as “The Pride of Krakow.”

Immigration Station
Ellis Island, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
Jerry mentions to his upset parents that he never saw photos of immigrants entering New York Harbor sitting on a pony.

Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
6000 Airport Cir., Sarasota, FLORIDA
(map)
Morty, upset he loses his Super Saver ticket due to Manya’s funeral, wants to try getting an army transport flight to a base in Sarasota. He later discovers the Army closed its Sarasota base, forcing him to pay full fare. Sarasota Army Airfield closed in 1947, and is now Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport.

Drexel’s Funeral Home (NOT REAL)
Ocean Pkwy., Brooklyn, NEW YORK
(map)
George says if Manya has the possibility to explore the universe, travel to other dimensions, “do you think she’s gonna want to be at Drexel’s Funeral Home on Ocean Parkway?!”

Phoenix, ARIZONA (map)
Jerry mentions that Manya’s husband is moving to Phoenix in the aftermath of her death, resulting in Elaine trying to get Manya’s apartment.

Riverside Park
New York, NEW YORK
(map)
Uncle Leo mentions that cousin Jeffrey is being transferred to Riverside Park by the Parks Department, “to completely revamp THAT operation.”

West End Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
Elaine tries getting Manya’s apartment from her widow on West End, which he reveals is going to Jerry’s cousin Jeffrey.

Baltic Ave.
Atlantic City, NEW JERSEY
(map)
Jerry remarks in his closing monologue about playing Monopoly with a real pony as a playing piece, passing Baltic Ave. The streets in the American version of Monopoly are named for streets in Atlantic City.

Massachusetts

Massachusetts

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

Nickname: The Bay State
Population: 6,892,503 (2019)
Capital: Boston

FEATURED EPISODES

Boston, MASSACHUSETTS (map)
The Stake Out
Vanessa mentions to Jerry that she left Pamela’s party early to drive her cousin, who had to return to Boston.

Chappaquiddick, MASSACHUSETTS (map)
The Baby Shower
Jerry mentions that Leslie’s husband tried blaming the Ted Kennedy Chappaquiddick incident on “bad directions” at their wedding.

Hyannisport, MASSACHUSETTS (map)
The Baby Shower
Leslie says her husband Todd is in Hyannisport while she’s at the baby shower.

Tufts University
419 Boston Ave., Medford, MASSACHUSETTS
 (map)
The Baby Shower
Leslie tells Elaine that she’s just like she was in college…as a putdown, not as a compliment.

Boston, MASSACHUSETTS (map)
The Chinese Restaurant
In a deleted scene, George mentions he thinks he pulled his hamstring at a hotel in Boston, due to a tight tuck: “it’s too tight, I feel like a mental patient.”

Cheers Beacon Hill (formerly Bull & Finch Pub)
84 Beacon St., Boston, MASSACHUSETTS
 (map)
The Trip
George tries convincing George Wendt that “it’s enough with the bar already” on Cheers, referring to this bar where the show takes place.

Massachusetts Medical Society
860 Winter St., Waltham, MASSACHUSETTS
(map)
The Marine Biologist
Elaine remarks that if Corinne “ends up in the New England Journal of Medicine (for being hit by Elaine’s organizer), I’m not gonna pay for it.” The journal is printed by the Massachusetts Medical Society, based in Waltham.

Logan International Airport
1 Harborside Dr., Boston, MASSACHUSETTS
 (map)
The Diplomat’s Club
Boston is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.” Kramer later bets on Boston against Earl’s Ithaca, but the bet is voided when Earl discovers that Jerry was the cause of the delay.

MASSACHUSETTS (map)
The Bottle Deposit
Kramer mentions the 5 cent bottle refund is offered in various states, including Massachusetts.

Hyannisport, MASSACHUSETTS (map)
The Chicken Roaster
In a deleted scene, Elaine realizes she is in the right part of Myanmar where Mr. Peterman is, as she sees a local pass by wearing the Hyannisport cable knit sweater from the J. Peterman catalogue.

Nantucket, MASSACHUSETTS (map)
The Andrea Doria
George is forced to fight for an apartment with an Andrea Doria survivor, which Kramer duly notes (after learning from his book “Astonishing Tales Of The Sea”) crashed into the SS Stockholm 12 miles off the coast of Nantucket on Jul. 25, 1956.

Tufts University
419 Boston Ave., Medford, MASSACHUSETTS
 (map)
The Puerto Rican Day
Elaine mentions she went to college here. It was her “safety school…so don’t talk to me about hardship!” “Notes About Nothing” from “The Keys” on the Season 3 DVD reveals that script notes state Elaine has a Masters degree in French Literature.

Latham, MASSACHUSETTS (NOT REAL)
The Finale
Where the gang is forced to make an emergency landing, fails to stop a robbery, jailed, brought to trial, convicted, and imprisoned for one year for breaking the new Good Samaritan Law.

Latham Police Department
Latham, MASSACHUSETTS (NOT REAL)

The Finale
The gang is held in a holding cell pending their trial for breaking the Good Samaritan Law.

prosecutor’s office
Latham, MASSACHUSETTS (NOT REAL)

The Finale
The prosecutors assigned to the “NY Four” trial develop a strategy to win the case, based on establishing the character of the gang, by sparing no expense to bring in as many witnesses as possible to establish a pattern of antisocial behavior.

Latham County Courthouse
Latham, MASSACHUSETTS (NOT REAL)

The Finale
The gang faces trial for breaking the Good Samaritan Law, where a neverending lineup of character witness break them down and discredit them, forcing the judge to imprison them for one year.

Ramada Hotel
Latham, MASSACHUSETTS (NOT REAL)

The Finale
In a deleted scene, Newman asks Keith Hernandez where he is staying, and when Keith replies with the Ramada, Newman begs him to let him stay on a cot there, as he could not find a room in town. The only Ramada in Massachusetts as of this writing is at 800 Morrissey Blvd. in Boston.

Latham County Prison
Latham County, MASSACHUSETTS (NOT REAL)

The Finale
Jerry, George and Kramer are shown in prison, watching Jerry perform stand-up for the inmates. It is revealed that George is on Cell Block D, evidently separate from Jerry and Kramer.

Upper East Side, New York City

Upper East Side

UPPER EAST SIDE

North-South boundary: E. 110th St. to E. 59th St.
East-West boundary: Fifth Ave. to Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive
Neighborhoods: Upper East Side, Lenox Hill, Yorkville, Carnegie Hill, parts of East Harlem

FEATURED EPISODES

Seasons: OneTwoThreeFourFiveSixSevenEightNine

Lee’s Market (NOW CLOSED)
1494 First Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
This was the bodega where Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, wandering the aisles one day in the late 1980’s, came up with the groundbreaking concept of “a show about nothing” that translated into their hit series.

Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Robbery
Elaine goes shopping at Bloomingdale’s waiting for Jerry’s shower to heat up, when the apartment is robbed.

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Westbury Hotel (NOW CLOSED)
15 E. 69th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
The Jacket
Where Jerry and George are stuck in the hotel lobby, in the world’s most awkward conversation with Elaine’s father Alton.

Bloomingdale’s
1000 3rd Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Bet
In the first draft of the abandoned script, when Jerry finds out Elaine went handgun shopping, he sarcastically asks ‘did Bloomie’s have a sale?'”

Roxanne’s Apartment
First Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
The Apartment
Roxanne’s apartment is on the marathon route, between 59th and 127th Sts. Jerry, Elaine and Jerry visit here for brunch and to watch the marathon.

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Smithers Clinic (NOW CLOSED)
William Goadby Loew House, 56 E. 93rd St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 96th Street (6)
The Pez Dispenser
Richie checks himself into the clinic after the intervention (specifically when he saw Jerry’s Pez dispenser), and becomes hooked on the candy.

Metropolitan Hospital Center
1901 First Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 96th Street (6)
The Suicide
Where Jerry’s neighbor Martin is checked in after his suicide attempt, and Newman spills the beans on Jerry and Gina’s relationship. Elaine begins seeing hallucinations due to fasting, and attacks Newman for a Drake’s coffee cake (the full-size one).

Catch A Rising Star (NOW CLOSED)
1487 First Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
The Boyfriend
Jerry invites Keith Hernandez to a show of his on the East side, likely at this regular club of Jerry’s in the early 1990’s.

Keith Hernandez’s apartment
Upper East Side, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
The Boyfriend
Keith mentions to Jerry that he lives on the East Side, and later has the audacity to ask Jerry to help him move, even though he has a ton of complicated furniture, and lives in a three-storey brownstone with no elevator.

Fitzpatrick’s
1641 Second Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
The Boyfriend
Elaine goes on a date with Keith Hernandez, who talks about Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, and whether he can reach “home plate” with her.

The Armstrong’s
1067 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)

The Letter
The new owners of “The Kramer” host the real Kramer for dinner, to learn about the “grotesque” figure now prominent in their dining room.

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Russell Dalrymple’s condo
1125 Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
The Watch
George barges in on Russell and a date having dinner, getting the pilot back for $8000, $5000 below the original offer. This is the same building exterior as Beth’s apartment in “The Wait Out,” and Heather’s apartment in “The Chicken Roaster.”

Metropolitan Hospital Center
1901 First Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 96th Street (6)
The Contest
Estelle is checked in here after she throws out her back from falling in shock of seeing George pleasure himself, and where George discovers the beautiful patient next door.

Catch A Rising Star (NOW CLOSED)
1487 First Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
The Movie
Jerry misses his set slot due to his delayed taxi, and his slot is given to Pat Buckles. Catch A Rising Star moved from this location to 253 W. 28th St. in the late 1990s, as shown in “The Butter Shave.”

Russell Dalrymple’s condo
1125 Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
The Shoes
Where George “got a good look” at Russell’s daughter, Molly’s, cleavage, thus putting a major hamper on the pilot’s survival. Jerry: “There was cleavage in the area! It’s a reflex, cleavage-poke!” This is the same building exterior as Beth’s apartment in “The Wait Out,” and Heather’s apartment in “The Chicken Roaster.”

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Westbury Hotel (NOW CLOSED)
15 E. 69th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
The Barber
Elaine hosts her bachelor auction here, being forced to resort to Kramer as a bachelor after Jerry’s awful haircut forces him out as a participant.

Poppie’s (NOT REAL)
1394 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
The Pie
Jerry catches Poppie not washing his hands (“Poppie’s…a little sloppy”)…and then refuses to try his pizza, in a similar fashion to Audrey’s refusal of his apple pie. Audrey takes a reservation and says that Poppie’s is on 77th Street, but the exterior is actually on Third at 79th. Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Metropolitan Museum Of Art
1000 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
The Raincoats
Aaron takes Helen and Morty on a behind the scenes tour…conspicuously without Elaine. Morty believes Monet had to be near-sighted, and was painting without his glasses (Jerry: “he’s from the impressionist school…you know, Monet, Manet, Tippy-Tippy-Day-Day”). Also where Aaron claims Helen responded to Renoir and how he painted children.

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Poppie’s (NOT REAL)
1394 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
The Couch
Kramer announces he and Poppie are going into business of customers making their own pizza, but have a falling out when Poppie refuses to let Kramer put cucumber on his pizza. Elaine empties the place after finding out Poppie is staunchly pro-life. As noted in “The Pie,” Poppie’s is said to be on 77th Street, but the exterior is actually on Third at 79th. Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
The Couch
Kramer visits Poppie after his breakdown at the restaurant, giving gifts of chili and wine from Jerry and Elaine to him, which he quickly dismisses as hazardous to his health.

Mrs. Enright’s apartment
1049 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
The Gymnast
George eats a used eclair from the garbage of his girlfriend Lindsay’s mother, and later emerges from her bathroom shirtless after trying to solve a 3D art poster. Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Soup
Kelly tells Elaine and Jerry that Bloomingdale’s ordered her funky hairclips, so she no longer needs to work as a waitress at Monk’s Café.

Nilo Cleaners (NOW CLOSED)
1173 Lexington Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
The Secretary
Jerry drops off his hound’s tooth jacket and mother’s fur coat for storage…but it ends up being worn by his dry cleaner Willy and his wife Donna.

Barneys New York
660 Madison Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Secretary
Elaine buys a dress she finds stunning, but at home, looked like she was “carrying twins,” apparently due to “skinny mirrors.” She later wears a dress out on the street, looking for a “non-partisan” mirror, and is forced to buy because of salt stains she tracks on the dress. Kramer goes to buy super hydrating, triple action total protection moisturizer with UVA, but it spills inside his suit and smudges out Uma Thurman’s number (“wait till Uma smells this UVA”). Kramer later sells his suit to Bania for $300, but has nothing to wear out of the store.

Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
The Race
George tells Lois he is the architect that created the new addition to the Guggenheim.

Beach Café
1326 Second Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
The Switch
Babs Kramer works here as a matron…and reveals Kramer’s first name for the first time in front of George. George later tries bribing her to spy on Nina, but backfires when Babs quits to go into business with her son.

Manhattan East Dental Plaza
225 E. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F)
The Jimmy
Dr. Whatley’s “adults only” dentist office is here, where he provides adult magazines in his waiting room. Jerry is put under…and may or may not have been sexually harassed. Kramer is later put under…and the Novocaine makes him appear mentally handicapped. This is the same location as the “Manhattan East Medical Offices” from “The Fusilli Jerry,” but the building name and address were altered.

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
The Fusilli Jerry
Where Estelle gets her “eye job” done, and Kramer gives her a ride home (where he may or may not have “stopped short” with her). Thanks to the “Assman” plate, Kramer gets to park in the doctor’s lot, being a respected proctologist and all.

Manhattan East Medical Offices
225 E. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F)
The Fusilli Jerry
Where Frank visits Dr. Cooperman for his “million-to-one shot” proctological exam to remove the “fusilli Jerry.”

Upper East Side
New York, NEW YORK

The Face Painter
Kramer claims that if Jerry does not want to thank Alec for the Ranger tickets, and thus be a part of society, “why don’t you just get in your car and move to the East Side!?!”

Ruby Nail Salon (NOW CLOSED)
1179 Lexington Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
The Understudy
Elaine hires Frank to secretly translate her gossipy Korean estheticians, and Frank finds Kim, his lost love, but she dumps him when he tries stopping short. The sign on the set across from the salon has the address reading 449 Columbus Ave., but the establishing shot features Lexington Ave.

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
The Understudy
Where Bette stays to recover from George’s collision during their softball game, and where Kramer comes to stay with her, and present her with “Macaroni Midler.”

JoJo
160 E. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F)
The Understudy
Elaine and Peterman have dinner together, where they discuss the elaborate backstories of their respective clothing.

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Fitzpatrick’s
1641 Second Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
The Hot Tub
George takes out those “bastards” and “sons of bitches” from the Houston Astros organization out to the bar.

City Cinemas 1, 2 & 3
1001 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street (4,5,6)
The Soup Nazi
Jerry and “Schmoopie” decide to go to the theatre at Third Ave. and E. 61st St. with George and Susan, after George recommends the theatre at 84th and Broadway (likely the gang’s usual theatre, the Loews Paragon at 2310 Broadway). City Cinemas is the closest theatre to Third and 61st, just one block south.

Metropolitan Museum Of Art
1000 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
The Pool Guy
Elaine invites Jerry and George to a historical clothing exhibit at The Met (“what Mary Todd wore to Lincoln’s funeral”), but ends up taking Susan and “colliding” George’s worlds.

Pasteur Pharmacy
806 Lexington Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue -63rd Street (F)
The Sponge
Elaine finds the final case of the Today Sponges during her “25 block radius hard target search”…taking three…no, ten…no, twenty…no, twenty five…yeah, just give me the whole case.

Sotheby’s
1334 York Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
The Bottle Deposit
Desperate to outbid her nemesis Sue Ellen Mischke, Elaine spends $20,000 on the John F. Kennedy golf clubs for Mr. Peterman instead of the approved $10,000.

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
The Bottle Deposit
George is sent here by Mr. Steinbrenner for mental health issues, where he runs into Pop and Deena.

JoJo
160 E. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F)
The Wait Out
Jerry goes for dinner with Beth Lookner, to make sure she knows “he’s there” for her following her divorce.

Beth Lookner’s apartment
1125 Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
The Wait Out
George shows up at Beth’s, roughed up after a scrap with Jerry, to apologize for his comment that ended her marriage and try to salvage the relationship, much to Jerry’s chagrin. This is the same building exterior as Russell’s condo in “The Watch” and “The Shoes,” and Heather’s apartment in “The Chicken Roaster.”

Melody Stationers (NOW CLOSED)
1070 Madison Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
The Invitations
This is the infamous store where George buys the dreaded cheap wedding invitations, which result in Susan’s untimely ultimate demise.

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
The Invitations
George is informed of Susan’s death, prompting his reaction of “repressed jubilation.” The awning in the establishing shot says 685 E. 25th St., however, it is implied to be same hospital as “The Summer Of George,” which shows the true correct address.

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Tiramisu
1410 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
The Bizarro Jerry
Jerry meets Elaine’s friend Gillian…who he discovers has enormous “man hands.”

Beekman Theatre (NOW CLOSED)
1254 Second Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
The Little Kicks
George gets arrested for bootlegging, as Kramer tells Jerry: “He went down at the Beekman…he tried to lam, but they cheesed him!”

Barneys New York
660 Madison Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Chicken Roaster
Elaine takes George out to lunch as a “business expense,” then takes him here to shop on the J. Peterman account, where he gets a sable hat and meets Heather, a saleswoman.

Heather’s apartment
1125 Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
The Chicken Roaster
George does a leave-behind of the sable hat in order to get a follow-up call…which ends up costing Elaine $8000 for using her expense account for personal items. This is the same building exterior as Russell’s condo in “The Watch” and “The Shoes,” and Beth’s apartment in “The Wait Out.”

Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Money
Helen recommends Jerry give up his comedy career and join the Bloomingdale’s Executive Training Program to make more money.

Beach Café
1326 Second Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
The Money
George takes out Elaine, Frank and Estelle, just to “spend money on people I care about,” and discovers that his parents are splurging their savings.

Sutton Tennis Club
488 E. 60th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 59th Street (4,5,6)
The Comeback
Jerry witnesses Milos’ awful tennis, and later plays against him to impress his wife Patty. Kramer tries annulling his will with the lawyer Mr. Shelbach, but ends up getting repeatedly beaned with the tennis ball machine, putting him into a temporary coma. Jerry plays here instead of their usual New York Health & Racquet Club, as George used up all of his guest passes.

Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Van Buren Boys
Kramer and George once again recommend that Jerry join the Bloomingdale’s Executive Training Program.

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
The English Patient
Jerry visits Izzy Mandelbaum, who is visiting his back specialist at the hospital (in room 203), and is later somewhat responsible for his son and father being hospitalized as well.

Metropolitan Hospital Center
1901 First Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 96th Street (6)
The English Patient
Neil (a.k.a. Mr. Peanut) is checked in here, where he declares himself as “the winner” over George for Danielle’s affection.

Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Yada Yada
Marcy reveals she stole a Piaget watch, and then got a massage and facial on the 5th floor, and skipped out on the bill: “I was on Third Ave., minding my own business, and yada yada yada, I got a free massage and a facial.”

Manhattan East Dental Plaza
225 E. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F)
The Yada Yada
Jerry visits the newly-Jewish Dr. Whatley, who defends his repeated use of Jewish jokes so quickly into his conversion. This is the same location as the “Manhattan East Medical Offices” from “The Fusilli Jerry,” but the building name and address were altered.

Melody Stationers (NOW CLOSED)
1070 Madison Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
The Summer Of George
George returns to the infamous invitations store, this time to buy premium super glossy invitations for Jerry and Lanette’s dinner party.

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
The Summer Of George
George is admitted to the hospital for extensive trauma to his legs, due to a state of extreme atrophy due to inactivity. George later is forced to rehab his legs, but is ignored by his physical therapist for Elaine’s coworker Sam, teaching her to “walk” while swinging her arms.

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JoJo
160 E. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F)
The Junk Mail
Elaine goes for dinner with Puddy, where he berates her for dumping him over a TV pitchman, and tells her he’s not taking her back.

Baskin Robbins
1392 Lexington Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
The Apology
Jason Hanke refuses to apologize to George for the neckhole incident, sending George into a tiff and eventually making Hanke snap and run for the rum raisin and daiquiri ice flavours. The closest Baskin Robbins to TV Jerry is at this address.

J.G. Melon
1291 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
The Dealership
Kramer and Rick pass by here on Kramer’s “test drive” through Manhattan.

Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
The Reverse Peephole
Elaine wants to buy Joe Mayo a massage chair from here as a housewarming gift from the gang, but George vows to buy it for less from another retailer.

Mount Sinai Hospital (now Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
1425 Madison Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 96th Street (6)
The Burning
Kramer and Mickey work as actors portraying symptoms, resulting in them fighting over who gets to have gonorrhea.

Sotheby’s
1334 York Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
The Frogger
Elaine is seen searching through Sotheby’s auction listings to try and replace Mr. Peterman’s antique cake he bought from here (Kramer: “Sotheby’s…they make good cake!”).

Puerto Rican Day Parade
Fifth Ave., between E. 44th St. and E. 86th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
The Puerto Rican Day
Jerry’s car gets stuck along Fifth Avenue, with the gang struggling to get back home after going to a Mets game.

Keith Hernandez’s apartment
Upper East Side, New York, NEW YORK
(map)
The Finale
Keith Hernandez is seen leaving his apartment for the gang’s trial in Massachusetts.

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The Jacket

205 - Jacket

The Jacket (season 2, episode 3)

written by Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld, directed by Tom Cherones
original airdate: February 6, 1991

Jerry wears his expensive new suede jacket to meet Elaine’s intimidating novelist father. When snow begins to fall, Jerry plans to protect the suede by turning the jacket inside out, revealing a pink, candy-striped lining, much to the dismay of Mr. Benes.

FEATURED LOCATIONS

Monk’s Café is not featured in this episode.

The Improv

Jerry’s Apartment
Jerry shows off his new suede jacket to the gang, with George stymied at how much he paid. Jerry later gives it to Kramer, after exposing it to snow.

Beau Brummel Sport (NOW CLOSED)
287 Columbus Ave., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 72nd Street (1,2,3)
Jerry finds the perfect suede jacket here, with the pink candy-stripe lining, which he drops over $1000 on.

Utah State Prison
14425 Bitterbrush Ln., Draper, UTAH
(map)
In a deleted scene, Jerry tells the salesman “in the immortal words of Gary Gilmore, let’s do it” when making the final decision on purchasing the suede jacket. Gilmore said these famous words shortly before his execution at this prison on Jan. 17, 1977.

Westbury Hotel (NOW CLOSED)
15 E. 69th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
Where Jerry and George are stuck in the hotel lobby, in the world’s most awkward conversation with Elaine’s father Alton.

Imperial Theatre
249 W. 45th St., New York, NEW YORK
(map)
nearest subway: Times Square – 42nd Street (1,2,3,7,N,Q,R,S)
George saw Les Misérables here, and gets the song “Master Of The House” stuck in his head (and later Mr. Benes’).

Camp Hatchapee (NOT REAL)
Jerry tells George that Robert Schumann went mad from the same musical note, but George thought he meant Artie Schumann from Camp Hatchapee.

KOREA (map)
Alton Benes talks of a funny tailgunner he knew from his time served in Korea, who “blew his brains out all over the Pacific – there’s nothing funny about that.”

GUATEMALA (map)
Alton Benes mentions to Jerry and George that he served in Guatemala in 1953, helping to overthrow Jacobo Arbenz Guzman.

Pendant Publishing
Elaine tells her father that she is now working reading manuscripts for Pendant.

Pakistani restaurant
46th St., New York, NEW YORK

Jerry, Elaine, George and Mr. Benes go for dinner here, walking from their hotel in the snow, thus forcing Jerry to expose his new suede jacket to precipitation.

Towson, MARYLAND (map)
Elaine tells Jerry and George that her father is driving back to Maryland, which he spends singing “Master Of The House.”

Utah

Utah

STATE OF UTAH

Nickname: The Beehive State
Population: 3,205,958 (2019)
Capital: Salt Lake City

FEATURED EPISODES

Utah State Prison
14425 Bitterbrush Ln., Draper, UTAH
(map)
The Jacket
In a deleted scene, Jerry tells the salesman “in the immortal words of Gary Gilmore, let’s do it” when making the final decision on purchasing the suede jacket. Gilmore said these famous words shortly before his execution at this prison on Jan. 17, 1977.

Florida

Florida

STATE OF FLORIDA

Nickname: The Sunshine State
Population: 21,477,737 (2019)
Capital: Tallahassee

FEATURED EPISODES

for episodes featuring Pines Of Mar Gables, click HERE for a full list.
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Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
6000 Airport Cir., Sarasota, FLORIDA
 (map)
The Pony Remark
Morty, upset he loses his Super Saver ticket due to Manya’s funeral, wants to try getting an army transport flight to a base in Sarasota. He later discovers the Army closed its Sarasota base, forcing him to pay full fare. Sarasota Army Airfield closed in 1947, and is now Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport.

Miami, FLORIDA (map)
The Bet
In the first draft of the abandoned script, Kramer claims he can still get half off airfare due to a professional discount he gets from his ex-brother-in-law, Dave Zweig, who is an airline mechanic in Miami.

Alice Wainwright Park
2845 Brickell Ave., Miami, FLORIDA
 (map)
The Pen
Morty instructs Jerry with directions to go scuba diving, saying to go along Biscayne Blvd. (US Route 1) from Interstate 95. I-95 intersects with Rt. 1 (or Brickell Ave.) in this part of Miami, near Alice Wainwright Park.

Sullivan’s (NOT REAL)
FLORIDA
 (map)
The Wallet
Helen defends the sofa with the giant metal bar, because they bought it from Sullivan’s, “a good store.”

FLORIDA (map)
The Visa
Kramer is at a New York Yankees Baseball Fantasy Camp in Florida, which is cut short after Kramer accidentally punches Mickey Mantle.

FLORIDA (map)
The Old Man
Jerry mentions Florida in his opening monologue, joking that Spring Break was started thousands of years ago, when life expectancy was only 30, and people would thus move to Florida in their late teenage years.

Miami, FLORIDA (map)
The Raincoats
Kramer says he wants to ensure he buys handcream that Helen brings him from Saks Fifth Avenue the next time he is in New York, neglecting that Saks Fifth Avenue is located on 5th Avenue in New York. There are two Saks locations in the Miami area, one at Dadeland Mall (7687 North Kendall Dr.) and Bal Harbour Shops (9700 Collins Ave.).

Miami, FLORIDA (map)
The Fire
Jerry mentions a show in Miami that he had was cancelled, likely due to the scathing Leonard Christian review (thanks to Toby’s heckling).

FLORIDA (map)
The Hamptons
To teach Jane and Rachel the basics of “shrinkage,” George wears an extra-tight t-shirt that says “My parents visited Florida and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.”

Joe Robbie Stadium (now Hard Rock Stadium)
347 Don Shula Dr., Miami Gardens, FLORIDA
 (map)
The Label Maker
Jerry tries to give away Super Bowl XXIX tickets (in “row F, in front of the Gs…hobnobbing with the Ds and Es!”) to George so he can be in the Drake’s wedding party. Jerry gives them to Tim Whatley, who gives one to Newman, later Elaine, and then back to Jerry. Whatley gives his other one to Newman, as “he’s in love” with Elaine. The San Francisco 49ers won Super Bowl XXIX, defeating the San Diego Chargers 49-26 on Jan. 29, 1995.

Royal Ambassador Hotel (now Dream Hotel South Beach)
1111 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, FLORIDA
 (map)
The Label Maker
Tim gets this hotel for Elaine and himself during the Super Bowl…right “downtown”. Elaine requests 2 beds…”for 2 of us” to avoid sleeping with Tim.

Miami Beach, FLORIDA (map)
The Scofflaw
After seeing George with a toupee, Jerry tells him to “buy some white shoes, move down to Miami Beach, just get the whole thing over with.”

Walt Disney World
Lake Buena Vista, FLORIDA
 (map)
The Rye
Dennis mentions he’s taking his family to Disney World when he asks Kramer to drive his hansom cab for a week.

FLORIDA (map)
The Cadillac
Jerry mentions Florida in his opening monologue, noting that the state flag of Florida should just be a steering wheel with a hat and two knuckles on it, and the state motto is “drive slow, sit low.”

Boca Raton, FLORIDA (map)
The Cadillac
Morty says if he’s impeached as condo president, that he and Helen would have to move to Boca.

Scott’s Restaurant (NOT REAL)
FLORIDA
 (map)
The Cadillac
Where the Seinfelds go for dinner at 6 P.M., skipping the early bird, adding fuel to the fire of Morty’s alleged embezzling amongst the Del Boca Vista community.

FLORIDA (map)
The Doll
Frank tells George he wants to convert his old bedroom into a billiards parlor, since he is no longer moving to Florida.

Everglades, FLORIDA (map)
The Fatigues
Kramer mentions to Jerry that Lomez usually runs Jewish Singles Night, but Kramer is taking over since Lomez is in the Everglades.

Naples, FLORIDA (map)
The Money
The only condition of Jack’s selling back of the Cadillac to Jerry is that Jack gets to drive his wife Doris to Naples.

Alligator Alley (Interstate 75)
Naples, FLORIDA
 (map)
The Money
Jack crashes the Cadillac into a swamp along Alligator Alley, submerging the car, and becoming the final resting place for both the Cadillac and The Pen.

Walt Disney World
Lake Buena Vista, FLORIDA
 (map)
The Money
Frank, on potentially moving to Florida with Estelle: “you can drop a grand in Disney World like that!”

Exxon
Orlando, FLORIDA
 (map)
The Reverse Peephole
When trying to prove George doesn’t need everything in his overstuffed wallet, Jerry discovers a card for a free “Save The Tigers” poster from any Orlando-area Exxon station. As of this writing, there are 10 Exxon-Mobil stations in the city of Orlando.

Bob Sacamano Sr.’s
FLORIDA
(map)
The Wizard
In a deleted scene, Jerry visits a mute Bob Sacamano Sr. to fill his order of 20 “Willard” organizers at $50 a piece, as he cannot afford to buy 20 new Wizards at that price.

FLORIDA (map)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
George reveals to Amanda that his mother is living in Florida (perhaps in Del Boca Vista?), and he will break the news that they are back together to her, in the hopes that this will be the news that may finally kill her.

New York

New York State

STATE OF NEW YORK

Nickname: The Empire State
Population: 19,453,561 (2019)
Capital: Albany

FEATURED EPISODES

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Yonkers Raceway
810 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers, NEW YORK
 (map)
The Pony Remark
Helen mentions she heard the son of a relative owns a few horses, trotters “like at Yonkers.”

Temple Of Music (NOW CLOSED)
34 Fordham Dr., Buffalo, NEW YORK
(map)
The Bet
In the abandoned script, Elaine holds a gun to her stomach and asks Jerry “Where do you want it, the Kennedy? The McKinley?” This is in reference to the assassination of U.S. President William McKinley, by a bullet to the stomach, in Buffalo on September 14, 1901.

Greater Rochester International Airport
1200 Brooks Ave., Rochester, NEW YORK
(map)
The Bet
In the abandoned script, George, acting as a reporter to question the stewardess Kramer supposedly slept with, introduces Elaine and Jerry as his wife Amanda and her cousin, who are “going to Rochester on the 1:15, and they’re a little early so they’d just like to listen.”

Lake George, NEW YORK (map)
The Revenge
Levitan is bragging to his friend about what he and his lover did “in” Lake George, which he videotaped.

Rochester, NEW YORK (map)
The Deal
Elaine mentions she believes her last “time” was in Rochester, when her hair was a lot shorter.

Buffalo, NEW YORK (map)
The Baby Shower
Jerry lets Elaine use his apartment while he is performing at a show in Buffalo.

White Plains, NEW YORK (map)
The Stranded
George picks Jerry’s medicine over his because it is made in White Plains instead of New Jersey.

Albany, NEW YORK (map)
The Good Samaritan
Elaine claims that Kramer is getting seizures due to Mary Hart’s voice, just like a woman in Albany.

Westchester, NEW YORK (map)
The Parking Space
Jerry loans George and Elaine his car so they can go to a flea market in Westchester.

Lighthouse Westchester County
170 Hamilton Ave., White Plains, NEW YORK
 (map)
The Pitch / Ticket
Newman claims he was driving back from doing charity work (playing parcheesi with the blind) in Westchester when he was caught for speeding.

Westchester Country Club
99 Biltmore Ave., Rye, NEW YORK
(map)
The Bubble Boy
Kramer announces to Jerry and George he’s spending the weekend playing here, but the weekend is cancelled due to a tournament, and he goes to the Ross’ cabin instead.

Sanger House (NOT REAL)
Wappingers Falls, NEW YORK
 (map)
The Bubble Boy
Jerry mentions the word “Falls” is in the name (likely Wappingers Falls, only a few miles from Hopewell Junction). Susan mentions the house is on the way to her father’s cabin.

Taconic State Parkway
NEW YORK
 (map)
The Bubble Boy
The gang is taking the Parkway to the Bubble Boy’s house, as Jerry and Elaine to keep up with a racing George and Susan.

I-90 / Thruway toll booth
East Chatham, NEW YORK
 (map)
The Bubble Boy
George gives Susan money for the tolls, which are only at the end of the Taconic, which turns into the NY State Thruway eastbound in East Chatham.

Hopewell Junction, NEW YORK (map)
The Bubble Boy
Jerry and Elaine get off the Taconic at the Beekman Rd. / Hopewell JCT / Sylvan Lake exit into Hopewell Junction, which turns out to be right near the Sanger’s house.

café (NOT REAL)
Wappingers Falls, NEW YORK
 (map)
The Bubble Boy
Intended to be down the road from the Sanger’s house, where Jerry signs a cheesy line for the waitress (“nothing’s finer than being in your diner”). This was filmed on the same set used for Reggie’s, the “Bizarro” coffee shop.

Ross’ “47 Cabin” (NOT REAL)
NEW YORK
 (map)
The Bubble Boy
Kramer acccidentally burns down the Ross’ family cabin with one of Mr. Ross’ cigars.

Westchester Country Club
99 Biltmore Ave., Rye, NEW YORK
 (map)
The Cheever Letters
Kramer mentions he is no longer allowed here, as he can’t give the pro any more Cuban cigars, since they perished in the cabin fire. Kramer later heads up with his new Cuban friends Luis, Jorge and Umberto, as he now has an unlimited supply of Cubans coming his way.

Ross’ “47 Cabin” (NOT REAL)
NEW YORK
 (map)
The Cheever Letters
Mr. Ross mentions to George and Susan both of his parents died in that cabin, and that it holds tremendous sentimental value…and then discovers its burned down.

New York State Comptroller’s Office
110 State St., Albany, NEW YORK
 (map)
The Junior Mint
George mentions he received a check from the Comptroller’s Office due to his donations as a student, which he decides to use to buy a painting from Roy.

Sanger House (NOT REAL)
Wappingers Falls, NEW YORK
 (map)
The Pilot
The Sanger family from “The Bubble Boy” are shown watching the pilot at home.

Catskill Mountains, NEW YORK (map)
The Glasses
Jerry mentions George lost his glasses on their way back from the Catskills, and squinted his way from Wurtsboro to the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Wurtsboro, NEW YORK (map)
The Glasses
Jerry mentions George lost his glasses on their way back from the Catskills, and squinted his way from Wurtsboro to the Tappan Zee Bridge.

Tappan Zee Bridge (NOW CLOSED)
Tarrytown, NEW YORK
(map)
The Glasses
Jerry mentions George lost his glasses on their way back from the Catskills, and squinted his way from Wurtsboro to the Tappan Zee Bridge. The original was demolished in 2017 and a New Tappan Zee Bridge was constructed.

rock climbing
NEW YORK
 (map)
The Stall
Kramer and George make Tony take…a bit of a “tumble” while rock climbing.

Reggie’s (actually Munson Diner, NOW CLOSED)
12 Lake St., Liberty, NEW YORK
(map)
The Soup
Kramer confirms he’s dating Hildy, a “full figured gal” who is a waitress here, a rival to Monk’s Café. George, Elaine and Jerry go, but cannot order an egg white omelette (they make a note of specifically saying no), a big salad or a decaf coffee. George is later seen eating here by himself, after getting scorned by Larry the manager for calling Monk’s too often, trying to get Kelly in trouble. The original Hell’s Kitchen location was moved, via flatbed, outside the city to Liberty in 2005.

Knollridge Nursing Home (NOT REAL)
NEW YORK
 (map)
The Kiss Hello
Nana was put in this home to “silence” her by Uncle Leo, but she met Buddy (her old neighbor), who backed up Nana and Helen’s story of Leo owing Helen money from their childhood.

Ithaca, NEW YORK (map)
The Diplomat’s Club
Jerry does a 3:00 show in Ithaca, and is scheduled to arrive back at night to see Bridget at the Diplomat’s Club…but the plans go awry. Katie and Jerry drive a rental car into a backyard pool outside Ithaca on the way home, prompting Mr. Pitt to recognize him (and subsequently have Elaine fired).

Ithaca Civic Auditorium (NOT REAL)
Ithaca, NEW YORK
 (map)
The Diplomat’s Club
Where Jerry bombs on a show because Katie tells him the pilot is in the audience…and Jerry “freaks out” (incorrectly spelled as “ITHICA” in the episode).

Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport
72 Brown Rd., Ithaca, NEW YORK
 (map)
The Diplomat’s Club
Jerry gets kicked off a United Airlines flight because he had some sort of “problem” with him, forcing him and Katie to rent a car and drive back to New York. Earl bets on Ithaca for his double-or-nothing bet with Kramer, but the bet is voided when its discovered that Jerry single-handedly delayed the flight.

Greater Rochester International Airport
1200 Brooks Ave., Rochester, NEW YORK
(map)
The Diplomat’s Club
Rochester is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

Syracuse Hancock International Airport
1000 Col. Eileen Collins Blvd., Syracuse, NEW YORK
(map)
The Diplomat’s Club
Syracuse is one of the airports shown on the flight board during Kramer and Earl’s “competition.”

Monticello, NEW YORK (map)
The Engagement
Newman tells Kramer and Elaine they’re okay to dump the dog, as they’re nearly in Monticello.

Reggie’s (actually Munson Diner, NOW CLOSED)
12 Lake St., Liberty, NEW YORK
(map)
The Pool Guy
George eats here once his “worlds collide,” and there’s no room left at Monk’s Café now that Susan is getting friendly with the rest of the gang. The original Hell’s Kitchen location was moved, via flatbed, outside the city to Liberty in 2005.

Ross’ “47 Cabin” (NOT REAL)
NEW YORK
(map)
The Caddy
George mentions the Rosses rebuilt the “47 cabin,” and George and Susan go for a getaway, where he realizes he needs Jerry to clear the flyers from his car, still stuck at Yankee Stadium.

NEW YORK (map)
The Bottle Deposit
Kramer mentions the 5 cent bottle refund is offered in various states, including New York.

Ithaca, NEW YORK (map)
The Wait Out
Mickey auditions for a part (with Kramer) by doing a scene from the fictional play “Flesh Wounds In Ithaca.”

Westchester, NEW YORK (map)
The Invitations
Jerry is depressed about George’s wedding, as he figures Susan will later get pregnant, and they’ll both move to Westchester and away from him forever.

Reggie’s (actually Munson Diner, NOW CLOSED)
12 Lake St., Liberty, NEW YORK
(map)
The Bizarro Jerry
Elaine dumps Kevin, and becomes platonic friends with him as the “Bizarro Jerry.” She later goes out for coffee with Gene (“Bizarro George”) and Feldman (“Bizarro Kramer”) to Reggie’s, the “Bizarro” coffee shop. The original Hell’s Kitchen location was moved, via flatbed, outside the city to Liberty in 2005.

women’s prison
NEW YORK
 (map)
The Little Jerry
George meets Celia while on a tour of the prison for a Susan Ross Foundation visit, who later breaks out to visit George.

men’s prison
NEW YORK
 (map)
The Little Jerry
Kurt tells Elaine he will be in prison for 14 months (10 with good behavior) for punching a cop, prompting Elaine to return his engagement ring.

Scarsdale, NEW YORK (map)
The Summer Of George
Kramer wins a Tony Award for “Scarsdale Surprise,” about the murder of Scarsdale Diet creator, Dr. Herman Tarnower, and is forced to fire Raquel Welch as “payment” for keeping his Tony.

Chappaqua, NEW YORK (map)
The Strike
Home of the original Festivus celebrations, started in 1966 by Danny O’Keefe Sr., father of “Seinfeld” writer Dan O’Keefe. The O’Keefe’s would finish the evening by listening to “Stardust” by Willie Nelson, “Orfeo ed Euridice” by Christoph Willibald Gluck, and Billy Joel’s Greatest Hits.

Interstate 95 Exit 15 (New Rochelle, The Pelhams)
Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 1, New Rochelle, NEW YORK
(map)
The Dealership
Kramer and Rick decide at the last minute to truly test the Saab’s tank, peeling off of Exit 15 at the last minute to continue down I-95, screaming in glee as they do it.

Hartsdale Pet Cemetery
100 North Washington Ave., Hartsdale, NEW YORK
(map)
The Strongbox
Jerry and Kramer head to the pet cemetery to dig up Fredo the parrot, in the hopes of finding the strongbox key. The nearest pet cemetery to Manhattan is the Hartsdale Pet Cemetery.

NEW YORK (map)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
George’s ex-wife Amanda gleefully tells George that according to the laws of the State of New York, her half of her Madoff money is still hers and hers alone.