Famous New Yorkers

The Dermatology and Laser Group always has something fun to share about its very own city. The Big Apple is one of the most famous and well visited cities in the world. It is home to the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty and world-famous Times Square. Its shops are legendary and Central Park is one of the most famous green spaces in the world. In 2001, it became famous for one of the most devastating tragedies in the world, when the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center collapsed, and the site is now a memorial to those who died, known as Ground Zero. Its landmarks are famous, as our its residents.

Many celebrities live in New York and there are tours that can be taken to visit areas where celebrities live, or where famous film shots have been filmed. Brooklyn is one of the most famous areas of New York. The borough is home to many film makers, actors and musicians. Examples of its famous residents are Anne Hathaway, who has an apartment in Dumbo. Sarah Jessica Parker lives there with her husband, Matthew Broderick and their children. Woody Allen is one of the most famous New Yorkers, he was born in Brooklyn, and has lived in New York for his whole life.

The other most popular area for celebrities to buy their homes, is Manhattan. One of its trendiest areas is TriBeCa which is jam packed full of famous residents. Greenwich Street in TriBeCa is home to Harry Styles, Meg Ryan, Justin Timberlake and Jennifer Lawrence, to name but a few. You may be queuing up at the corner store with Taylor Swift who bought her property for $20 million from the Lord of the Rings director, Peter Jackson.

Greenwich Village is another area of New York that is well loved by celebrity homeowners. Hollywood actor, Alec Baldwin, has a $11.7 million penthouse there. The Devonshire House home he shares with his young wife is set out on two floors and includes two master bedroom suites, a den, a dining room and an inbuilt fireplace. The huge space has every modern convenience and is a beautiful home in a delightful post war conversion block. Vogue editor Anna Wintour also lives in a stunning town house in Greenwich Village, while Cameron Diaz prefers her home in New York’s Chelsea. She shares this location with Tom Cruise’s ex-wife Katie Holmes. Fellow actress, Nicole Kidman is close by in West Chelsea. If Trump Tower is your idea of New York heaven, you will be sharing your address with football legend, Cristiano Ronaldo, whereas if you prefer the Upper East Side you may be rubbing shoulders with none other than the Queen of Pop, Madonna. She purchased a house there in 2009 for $32 million.

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No doubt one of the attractions of living in New York for these celebrities, are the shops and restaurants. Whatever you wish to buy, New York has it all. If you want department stores, you can visit Bloomingdales or Macys, or if you are after designer goods, you need only head to Fifth Avenue.

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